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America as Seen by a Frenchman

Jun 8, 1960 · 1h 31m
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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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Jean Cocteau
Narrator (Afterword)
Paul Klinger
Narrator (German Version)
June Richmond
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Directed by François Reichenbach

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Released
Original language
FR
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—
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Production
Les Films de la Pléiade
Country
FR

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