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America as Seen by a Frenchman

America as Seen by a Frenchman

★ 6.9/10•1960•1h 31m•Documentary

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.

François Reichenbach · Director

Franz M. Lang · Writer

François Reichenbach · Writer

Chris Marker · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageFR
Release DateJun 8, 1960

Actors

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Narrator (Afterword)

Paul Klinger

Paul Klinger

Narrator (German Version)

June Richmond

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