Communists since a Thousand Years (South Yemen) (1973)
Troeller/Deffarge once asked a cabinet minister in South Yemen, why socialistic ideas were so readily acceptable in that part of the Arab world. He replied: “Because we have been communists for a thousand years! My mother was a Karmatian.” The Qaramitah, as the Karmatians are also known, had fascinated the reporter-team ever since their stay in Persia in 1950s.
Directors: Gordian Troeller, Marie-Claude Deffarge.
| Directing | Gordian Troeller | Director |
| Directing | Marie-Claude Deffarge | Director |
| Directing | Rosy Rouleau | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Didier Baussy | Assistant Director |