Far from Vietnam (1967)
Loin du Vietnam (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 55min
- Documentary, Drama
- Aug 1967 (West Germany)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Anne Bellec | ... |
(segment "Claude Ridder")
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Karen Blanguernon | ... |
Claude's girfriend (segment "Claude Ridder")
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| Fidel Castro | ... |
Self (segment "Fidel Castro")
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| Bernard Fresson | ... |
Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")
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| Maurice Garrel | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Jean-Luc Godard | ... |
Self (segment "Camera Eye")
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Valérie Mayoux | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Ho Chí Minh | ... |
Self (segment "Flash Back") (archiveFootage)
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Tom Paxton | ... |
Self (segment "Victor Charlie")
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| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... |
Narrator (segment "Victor Charlie") (voice)
(as Michèle Ray)
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| Agnès Varda | ... |
Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
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| William C. Westmoreland | ... |
Self (segment "Why We Fight") (archiveFootage)
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Marie-France Mignal | ... |
(segment "Claude Ridder") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | (segment "Camera-Eye") |
| Joris Ivens | ... | (segments "Bomb Hanoi!", "Johnson pleure") |
| William Klein | ... | (segments "A Parade Is a Parade", "Ann Uyen", "Vertigo") |
| Claude Lelouch | ... | (U.S. air force footage) |
| Chris Marker | ... | (supervising) |
| Alain Resnais | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| Agnès Varda | ... | (creditOnly) |
Written by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | (segment "Camera-Eye") |
| Jean Lacouture | ... | (segment "Flash Back") (commentary) |
| Chris Marker | ... | (supervising writer) |
| François Maspero | ... | (commentary) |
| Jacques Sternberg | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
Produced by
| Chris Marker | ... | producer |
Music by
| Georges Aperghis | ||
| Philippe Capdenat | ||
| Michel Fano | ||
Cinematography by
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | (as Charles Bitsch) |
| Jean Boffety | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| Paul Bourron | ||
| Denys Clerval | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| Ghislain Cloquet | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| Willy Kurant | ||
| Alain Levent | ||
| Emmanuel Machuel | ||
| Bruno Muel | ||
| Théo Robichet | ||
| Kieu Tham | ||
| Bernard Zitzermann | ||
Editing by
| Colette Leloup | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| Chris Marker | ||
| Valérie Mayoux | ||
| Jacqueline Meppiel | ||
| Eric Pluet | ||
| Jean Ravel | ||
| Ragnar Van Leyden | ... | (as Ragnar) |
Editorial Department
| Florian Du Pasquier | ... | digital film supervisor |
| Albert Jurgenson | ... | collaborating editor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Didier Beaudet | ... | assistant director |
| Jacques Bidou | ... | assistant director |
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | assistant director (as Charles Bitsch) |
| Roger de Monenstral | ... | assistant director |
| Alain Franchet | ... | assistant director |
| Pierre Grunstein | ... | assistant director |
| Marie-Louise Guinet | ... | assistant director |
| Florence Malraux | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") assistant director |
| Anne Roux | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Antoine Bonfanti | ... | sound |
| René Levert | ... | sound |
| Harald Maury | ... | sound |
| Harrik Maury | ... | sound |
Animation Department
| Jean Larivière | ... | animator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sylvette Baudrot | ... | (segment "Claude Ridder") script |
Additional Crew
| Ethel Blum | ... | photographs |
| Michèle Bouder | ... | photographs |
| Denis Goldschmidt | ... | photographs |
| Andrea Haran | ... | administrator |
| K.S. Karol | ... | collaborator |
| Jean Lacouture | ... | reportage |
| Marceline Loridan Ivens | ... | (segments "Bomb Hanoi!", "Johnson pleure") reportage (as Marceline Loridan) |
| Roger Pic | ... | (segment "Fidel Castro") reportage |
| Christian Quinson | ... | titles |
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | (segment "Victor Charlie") reportage (as Michèle Ray) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Contemporary Films (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- New Yorker Films (1968) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- United Pictures (1968) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Dolmen Home Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Icarus Films (2013) (United States)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This documentary is made up of 11 segments. 1. 'Bomb Hanoi!': life in Hanoi under the bombs. 2. 'A Parade Is a Parade!': three demonstrations against the Vietnam War: Humphrey in Paris, Veterans Day in New York, May Day on Wall Street. 3. 'Johnson Cries': Vietnamese actors stage a show on the Americans' defeat. 4. 'Claude Ridder': a French intellectual monologues and voices his bad conscience. 5. 'Flash Back': a short retelling of the origins of the war. 6. 'Camera Eye': Jean-Luc Godard presents his case of conscience. 7. 'Victor Charlie': American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton mocks the purpose of the war, then director Michèle Ray explains why she is "on the other side". 8. 'Why We Fight': Westmoreland lays out the official US thesis. 9. 'Fidel Castro': Fidel Castro praises the example set by the Vietnamese. 10. 'Ann Uyen': Uyen, a Vietnamese woman from Paris, and Ann, wife of Norman Morrison, explain the meaning of the American Quaker's sacrifice. 11. 'Vertigo': Demonstration of American pacifists on April 15, 1967 in New York. Written by X |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Right-wing extremists destroyed part of the Kinopanorama Cinema, and assaulted the manager, at avenue La-Motte-Piquet, Paris, while screening Far From Vietnam: 19th September 1967. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). See more » |