36: Le Grand Tournant

Through newsreel and archival footage this documentary evokes the great demonstrations on February 1934 in Paris and the rise of the ‘Front Populaire’ movement.

Credits: Producer, Albina du Boisrouvray ; director, Henri de Turenne ; writers, Jean Francois Revel, Pierre Hadrien ; music, Jean Pierre Bourtayre.
Cast: Serge Reggiani [narration].

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Credits

director

Henri de Turenne

producer

Albina du Boisrouvray

Duration

01:20:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000093

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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France, 1970

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