CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 31m

America as Seen by a Frenchman

69%(12)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byFrançois Reichenbach

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
FR
Released
June 8, 1960
Studios
Les Films de la Pléiade

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Narrator (Afterword)

Paul Klinger

Paul Klinger

Narrator (German Version)

June Richmond

Sings: The Zulu-Song

Creative team
Directed by
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach
Written by
Franz M. Lang
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach
Produced by
Pierre Braunberger

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