A Grin Without a Cat (1977)

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Original Title: Le fond de l'air est rouge

Release Date: November 23, 1977

Runtime: 180 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

Overview

Chris Marker’s A Grin Without a Cat is an epic political essay tracing the rise and decline of the global left from the 1960s to the 1970s. Through archival footage and commentary, the film examines revolutionary movements in France, Latin America, and beyond, reflecting on the ideals, failures, and fading hopes of a generation.

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Cast

Davos Hanich

Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

Narrator (voice)

Yves Montand

Narrator (voice)

François Périer

Narrator (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Narrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Qing Jiang

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zhou Enlai

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Augusto Pinochet

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Willy Kurant

Director of Photography

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