A Grin Without a Cat
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.
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Cast
20 people
Laurence Guvillier
Narrator (voice)
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
Known for
La Jetée
François Maspero
Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Z
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Sandra Scarnati
Narrator (voice)
Jorge Semprún
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Che: muerte de la utopia?
Simone Signoret
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
Castro's Revolution vs. The World
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
Chile: A Genral Record
You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
Europa: The Last Battle
How to Stage a Coup
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
War of the Century
I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
Chris Marker Director · Pierre-William Glenn Cinematographer Willy Kurant Cinematographer
First release November 23, 1977 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Spanish
Production
ISKRA
Production
Dovidis
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le fond de l'air est rouge
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
France · November 23, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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