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Grin Without a Cat (1977)
Le fond de l'air est rouge (original title)

240 min  -  Documentary   -  23 November 1977 (France)
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Ratings: 8.4/10 from 277 users   Metascore: 81/100 
Reviews: 5 user | 24 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com

Director:

Chris Marker

Writer:

Chris Marker

Stars:

Laurence Guvillier, Davos Hanich and François Maspero
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Cast

Credited cast:
Laurence Guvillier Laurence Guvillier ...
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Davos Hanich Davos Hanich ...
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François Maspero François Maspero ...
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Yves Montand ...
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François Périer François Périer ...
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Sandra Scarnati Sandra Scarnati ...
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Jorge Semprún Jorge Semprún ...
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Simone Signoret ...
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Salvador Allende Salvador Allende ...
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Fidel Castro ...
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Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Giangiacomo Feltrinelli ...
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V.I. Lenin V.I. Lenin ...
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André Malraux André Malraux ...
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Zedong Mao Zedong Mao ...
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Richard Nixon ...
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Documentary

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Country:

France

Language:

French | Spanish | English | German | Japanese (a few lines) | Vietnamese (only a few words)

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Also Known As:

O tritos pangosmios polemos arhise See more »

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Dovidis, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), Iskra See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Eastmancolor)
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Trivia

The untranslatable French title is a play on words suggesting that revolution was in the air but not on the ground. The English title, "A Grin without a Cat", has a similar meaning. Director Chris Marker has given it the subtitle "Scenes from the Third World War 1967-1977". See more »

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Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1998) See more »