La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)
Overview
We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.237 |
Directed By
Peter Watkins
Crew
Peter Watkins
Sébastien Savine
Patrick Watkins
Peter Watkins
Agathe Bluysen
Peter Watkins
Agathe Bluysen
Romuald Weber
Olivier Ferrari
Odd-Geir Sæther
Patrice Le Turcq
Bertrand Etienne
Vanessa Djian
Arnaud Guelle
Galatae Politis
TOP CAST
Eliane Annie Adalto
Laundress
Pierre Barbieux
Child in Cour Popincourt
Bernard Bombeau
Baker
Maylis Bouffartigue
Marie-Louise Théron
Geneviève Capy
Doctor's wife
Anne Carlier
Laundress
Véronique Couzon
Marie-Louise Beauger
Piotr Daskiewicz
Polish Officer
Nicole Defer
Owner of dressmaking workshop & laundry
Patrick Dell'Isola
Emile Léonard Morterol
Jürgen Ellinghaus
Versailles Army Officer
Caroline Esnard-Benoit
Baker's wife
Gérard Watkins
Gérard Bourlet
Aurélia Petit
Blanche Capellier
Roland Fontaine
Child in Cour Popincourt
Przermyslaw Galkiewicz
Polish Officer
Jean-Michel Gallois
Concièrge
Joachim Gatti
Joachim Rivière
Jean Giacinti
Adolphe Thiers
Virginie Guibbaud
Léontine Rombert
Armelle Hounkanin
Françoise Boidard
Catherine Humbert
Marguerite Lachaise
Steve Kreisler
Wickham Hoffmann (US Attaché)
Lucette Labreuil
Owner of Café Watrin
Michel Labreuil
Proprietor of Café Watrin
Rémy Le Champion
Policeman
Jean Legal
Doctor
Elisabeth Lemaitre
Pawnbroker
Gaston Lepage
Child in Cour Popincourt
Manon Lepage
Child in Cour Popincourt
Micheline Letourneur
Laundress
Béatrice Mandelbrot
Laundress
Elsy Mandelbrot
Convent school pupil
Leila Mandelbrot
Child in Cour Popincourt
Tilly Mandelbrot
Child in Cour Popincourt
Samy Nogaro
Émile Théron
Laurent Parisi
Policeman
Flora Pierre
Laundress
Marek Przbyla
Polish Officer
Prune Sauvageot
Child in Cour Popincourt
Pascal Schiltz
Sailor
Dirk Sikorski
Anatole Cordier, 66ème
Zinedine Vergnaud
Child in Cour Popincourt
Philippe Welsh
Le père
François Damiens
Un réparateur de fusils de la garde nationale (uncredited)
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