America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960)
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.
Director: François Reichenbach
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Jean Cocteau as Narrator (Afterword) |
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Paul Klinger as Narrator (German Version) |
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June Richmond as Sings: The Zulu-Song |
| Directing | François Reichenbach | Director |
| Production | Pierre Braunberger | Producer |
| Writing | Franz M. Lang | Writer |
| Editing | Anneliese Artelt | Editor |
| Sound | Jean Nény | Sound |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson | Editor |
| Directing | Bill Flores | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Claudine Merlin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Hanni Ruda | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Fatosme | Sound |
| Sound | Josef Rapp | Sound |
| Editing | Eva Zora | Editor |
| Writing | François Reichenbach | Writer |
| Writing | Chris Marker | Writer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | François Reichenbach | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jean-Marc Ripert | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jérôme Sutter | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marcel Grignon | Director of Photography |