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Pif, Behind the gimmicks

Jan 31, 2015 · 52m
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Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

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CAST

Antoine Silvestri
Le colonel
Estelle Simon
La vétérinaire
Guillaume Podrovnik
Le général
Emmanuel Curtil
Narrator
Joris Clerté
Himself
Hervé Di Rosa
Himself
Michel Gondry
Himself
Serge Rosenzweig
Himself
Directed by Guillaume Podrovnik

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ARTE France Cinéma, Flach Film
Country
FR

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