A Grin Without a Cat

Chris Marker
1977-11-23


7.8
180 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Laurence Guvillier Narrator (voice) Unowned
Davos Hanich Narrator (voice) Unowned
François Maspero Narrator (voice) Unowned
Yves Montand Narrator (voice) Unowned
François Périer Narrator (voice) Unowned
Sandra Scarnati Narrator (voice) Unowned
Jorge Semprún Narrator (voice) Unowned
Simone Signoret Narrator (voice) Unowned
Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Salvador Allende Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Vladimir Lenin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Mao Zedong Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Qing Jiang Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Zhou Enlai Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Võ Nguyên Giáp Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Charles de Gaulle Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Georges Pompidou Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Augusto Pinochet Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned