Sympathy for the Devil

Jean-Luc Godard
1968-12-01

Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.
6.322
115 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Mick Jagger Self Unowned
Keith Richards Self Unowned
Brian Jones Self Unowned
Charlie Watts Self Unowned
Bill Wyman Self Unowned
Anne Wiazemsky Eve Democracy Unowned
Iain Quarrier Fascist Porno Book Seller Unowned
Frankie Dymon Black Power Militant Unowned
Sean Lynch Commentary (voice) Unowned
Danny Daniels Black Power Militant Unowned
Ilario Bisi-Pedro Unowned
Roy Stewart Black Power Militant Unowned
Linbert Spencer Unowned
Tommy Ansah Black Power Militant Unowned
Michael McKay Unowned
Rudi Patterson Unowned
Mark Matthew Unowned
Karl Lewis Unowned
Bernard Boston Unowned
Niké Arrighi Unowned
Françoise Pascal Unowned
Joanna David Unowned
Monica Walters Unowned
Glenna Forster-Jones Interviewer in Wrecker's Yard Unowned
Elizabeth Long Unowned
Jeannette Wild Unowned
Harry Douglas Unowned
Colin Cunningham Unowned
Graham Peet Unowned
Matthew Knox Unowned
Barbara Coleridge Unowned
Marianne Faithfull Self - Backing Singer (uncredited) Unowned
James Fox Self (uncredited) Unowned
Nicky Hopkins Self (Piano/Organ) (uncredited) Unowned
Clifton Jones Black Power Militant (uncredited) Unowned
Anita Pallenberg Self - Backing Singer (uncredited) Unowned