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A Grin Without a Cat

A Grin Without a Cat

IMDB:

7.8
A Grin Without a Cat

Released

11/23/1977

Duration

3h 0m

Genre

Documentary

Country

France

Cast

Laurence Guvillier, Davos Hanich, François Maspero

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.

Cast

Laurence Guvillier

Narrator (voice)

Laurence Guvillier

Davos Hanich

Narrator (voice)

Davos Hanich

François Maspero

Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

Yves Montand

Narrator (voice)

Yves Montand

François Périer

Narrator (voice)

François Périer

Sandra Scarnati

Narrator (voice)

Sandra Scarnati

Jorge Semprún

Narrator (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Simone Signoret

Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Stalin

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