A Grin Without a Cat
Le fond de l'air est rouge
Release: 1977-11-23
·Runtime: 180m
·★ 7.8
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
ISKRA
Dovidis
Cast
Qing Jiang
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
François Périer
as Narrator (voice)
Jorge Semprún
as Narrator (voice)
Zhou Enlai
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Davos Hanich
as Narrator (voice)
Simone Signoret
as Narrator (voice)
Salvador Allende
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Lenin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Georges Pompidou
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles de Gaulle
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Augusto Pinochet
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
François Maspero
as Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
as Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mao Zedong
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
