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America as Seen by a Frenchman
America as Seen by a Frenchman

America as Seen by a Frenchman

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

08 June 1960

Country

France

Cast

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Narrator (Afterword)

Paul Klinger

Paul Klinger

Narrator (German Version)

June Richmond

June Richmond

Sings: The Zulu-Song

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