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A Grin Without a Cat
A Grin Without a Cat

A Grin Without a Cat

Genres

Documentary

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French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

180 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

23 November 1977

Country

France

Cast

Laurence Guvillier

Laurence Guvillier

Narrator (voice)

Davos Hanich

Davos Hanich

Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

François Maspero

Narrator (voice)

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Narrator (voice)

François Périer

François Périer

Narrator (voice)

Sandra Scarnati

Sandra Scarnati

Narrator (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Jorge Semprún

Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Narrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Qing Jiang

Qing Jiang

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zhou Enlai

Zhou Enlai

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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