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America as Seen by a Frenchman
6.4
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1h 31m
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1960
Overview
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.
Cast
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Jean Cocteau
Narrator (Afterword)
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Paul Klinger
Narrator (German Version)
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June Richmond
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