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A Grin Without a Cat

7.8 180 mins Documentary   1977
ISKRA   Dovidis  
Director(s): Chris Marker

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.

Casts of A Grin Without a Cat

Laurence Guvillier

as Narrator (voice)

Davos Hanich

as Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

as Narrator (voice)

Yves Montand

as Narrator (voice)

François Périer

as Narrator (voice)

Sandra Scarnati

as Narrator (voice)

Jorge Semprún

as Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

as Narrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vladimir Lenin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Stalin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mao Zedong

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Qing Jiang

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zhou Enlai

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Pompidou

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Augusto Pinochet

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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