Sympathy for the Devil
“Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.”
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
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Cast
36 people
Mick Jagger
Self
Known for
Freejack
Performance.
Keith Richards
Self
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Brian Jones
Self
Also in
The Short Life of Brian Jones
Charlie Watts
Self
Also in
Blue Ice
Digital Dreams
Bill Wyman
Self
Also in
Eat the Rich
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
Anne Wiazemsky
Eve Democracy
Known for
Au Hasard Balthazar
La Chinoise
Iain Quarrier
Fascist Porno Book Seller
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Cul-de-sac
Frankie Dymon
Black Power Militant
Also in
Some People
Sean Lynch
Commentary (voice)
Known for
At the Earth's Core
Danny Daniels
Black Power Militant
Known for
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Woman of Straw
Ilario Bisi-Pedro
Known for
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Rottweiler
Roy Stewart
Black Power Militant
Known for
Live and Let Die
Twins of Evil
Jean-Luc Godard Director · Anthony B. Richmond Cinematographer Kenneth F. Rowles Editor
Budget $500K · United States release April 22, 1969 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Budget
$500,000
Production
Cupid Productions
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 30, 1968
Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
United Kingdom · December 1, 1968
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 1969
Theatrical
United States · October 21, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
November 4, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
October 27, 2001 · Premiere · Jihlava Film Festival
Denmark
April 3, 1970 · Theatrical
Finland
May 3, 2008 · TV
France
May 7, 1969 · Theatrical
May 3, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
January 19, 1970 · TV · West Germany
Greece
October 13, 2007 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
June 7, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Japan
November 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Poland
July 26, 2010 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
Spain
January 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 16, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 21, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 9, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
Uruguay
July 26, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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