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A Grin Without a Cat(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-11-23
77%
23 Votes
Time: 3h 0m
Overview:
French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.
Languages: Spanish, English, French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Dovidis
Movie: A Grin Without a Cat
Top 10 Billed Cast
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
François Maspero
Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Jorge Semprún
Narrator (voice)
Simone Signoret
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Overview
French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.
Release Date
1977-11-23
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