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Title: La Jetée (1962)
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Jean Négroni | ... | Narrator (voice) (as Jean Negroni) |
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Hélène Chatelain | ... | The Woman |
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Davos Hanich | ... | The Man |
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Jacques Ledoux | ... | The Experimenter |
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Janine Klein | ... | A woman from the future |
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William Klein | ... | A man from the future (as Bill Klein) |
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Germano Facetti | ... | (as Germano Faccetti) |
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James Kirk | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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Time travel, still images, past, present and future and the aftermath of World War III. The tale of a man, a slave, sent back and forth, in and out of time, to find a solution to the world's fate, to replenish its decreasing stocks of food, medicine and energies, and in doing so, resulting in a perpetual memory of a lone female, life, death and past events that are recreated on an airport jetty. Written by Cinema_Fan
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
16 February 1962 (France) See more »Also Known As:
La Jetée See more »Filming Locations:
Galerie De Paléontologie Et D'Anatomie Comparée Du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle - 2 Rue Buffon, Paris 5, Paris, France See more »Company Credits
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Narrator: [English version] This is the story of a man marked by an image of his childhood. The violent scene which upset him, and whose meaning he was to grasp only years later, happened on the main pier at Orly, Paris Airport, sometime before the outbreak of World War Three.
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(AKA Tropaire en l'honneur de la Sainte Croix AKA Troparion to the Holy Cross)
Composed by Piotr Gontcharov (uncredited)
Conducted by Piotr V. Spassky
Performed by Choir Of The Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Paris
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The style of the still image of the four people from the future bears a striking resemblance to the later portrait of The Beatles taken by photographer Robert Freeman that would be used as the album cover on "With the Beatles" (released 22 November 1963 in the UK) and "Meet the Beatles" (released 20 January 1964 in the USA.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: [English version] This is the story of a man marked by an image of his childhood. The violent scene which upset him, and whose meaning he was to grasp only years later, happened on the main pier at Orly, Paris Airport, sometime before the outbreak of World War Three.
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Crazy Credits
In the opening titles it states "Avec la participation du Service de la Recherche de la R.T.F.". For one frame, this changes into "Avec la participation du Service de la Trouvaille de la R.T.F.". See more »Soundtracks
Krestu Tvoyemu(AKA Tropaire en l'honneur de la Sainte Croix AKA Troparion to the Holy Cross)
Composed by Piotr Gontcharov (uncredited)
Conducted by Piotr V. Spassky
Performed by Choir Of The Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Paris
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This is one of the most stunning short films ever made. Marker has pieced together an oblique, sci-fi setting for marvelous still photography; when there is movement, it is a cause for joy! Everyone who is a cineast should see this film: it's that good and it's that important!