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America as Seen by a Frenchman

19606.4 / 1091 min
Documentary

Overview

At the end of the 1950s, French documentarian François Reichenbach spent eighteen months traveling the United States, documenting its diverse regions, their inhabitants, and their pastimes. The result is a journey through a multitude of different Americas, filtered through a French sensibility.

Cast

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Narrator (Afterword)

Paul Klinger

Paul Klinger

Narrator (German Version)

June Richmond

June Richmond

Sings: The Zulu-Song

Crew

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Director

Pierre Braunberger

Pierre Braunberger

Producer

Marcel Grignon

Marcel Grignon

Cinematography

Jérôme Sutter

Jérôme Sutter

Cinematography

Franz M. Lang

Franz M. Lang

Writer

Anneliese Artelt

Anneliese Artelt

Editor

Jean Nény

Jean Nény

Sound

Albert Jurgenson

Albert Jurgenson

Editor

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Cinematography

Bill Flores

Bill Flores

Assistant Director

Claudine Merlin

Claudine Merlin

Assistant Editor

Jean-Marc Ripert

Jean-Marc Ripert

Cinematography

Hanni Ruda

Hanni Ruda

Assistant Editor

Pierre Fatosme

Pierre Fatosme

Sound

Josef Rapp

Josef Rapp

Sound

Eva Zora

Eva Zora

Editor

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Writer

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Music

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Writer