A Grin Without a Cat

Directed by Chris Marker
1977    3hDocumentary
7.892%86%7.9
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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  • Laurence GuvillierNarrator (voice)
  • Davos HanichNarrator (voice)
  • François MasperoNarrator (voice)
  • Yves MontandNarrator (voice)
  • François PérierNarrator (voice)
  • Sandra ScarnatiNarrator (voice)
  • Jorge SemprúnNarrator (voice)
  • Simone SignoretNarrator (voice)
  • Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Salvador AllendeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Mao ZedongSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Qing JiangSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Zhou EnlaiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Võ Nguyên GiápSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charles de GaulleSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Georges PompidouSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Augusto PinochetSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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