A Grin Without a Cat
19773h 0m8.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- France
About
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.
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Chris Marker
- Writing
- Chris Marker
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Nov 23, 1977
- Studio
- ISKRA, Dovidis
Cast
Laurence Guvillier
Narrator (voice)
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
François Maspero
Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Sandra Scarnati
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)
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