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A Grin Without a Cat

Chris Marker

1977 • 3h 0m

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 r...

A Grin Without a Cat

Cast

Laurence GuvillierNarrator (voice)

Davos Hanich

Davos HanichNarrator (voice)

François Maspero

François MasperoNarrator (voice)

Yves Montand

Yves MontandNarrator (voice)

François Périer

François PérierNarrator (voice)

Sandra ScarnatiNarrator (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Jorge SemprúnNarrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Simone SignoretNarrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Salvador AllendeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mao Zedong

Mao ZedongSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Qing Jiang

Qing JiangSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zhou Enlai

Zhou EnlaiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Chris Marker

Chris MarkerWriter

Pierre-William Glenn

Pierre-William GlennDirector of Photography

Willy Kurant

Willy KurantDirector of Photography

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