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Sympathy for the Devil

"Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living."

6.3/ 10 · 0K votes
1968-12-01
1h 55m
EN
Released
DocumentaryMusic

Storyline

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer

Jean-Luc Godard

Budget

$1M

Keywords

social documentarycultural conflictsocial & cultural documentarymusic documentarycultural changecultural historythe rolling stones

Production

Cupid Productions
Sponsored

Cast

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Self

Brian Jones

Brian Jones

Self

Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts

Self

Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman

Self

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Eve Democracy

Iain Quarrier

Iain Quarrier

Fascist Porno Book Seller

Frankie Dymon

Frankie Dymon

Black Power Militant

Sean Lynch

Sean Lynch

Commentary (voice)

Danny Daniels

Danny Daniels

Black Power Militant

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Roy Stewart

Roy Stewart

Black Power Militant

Linbert Spencer

Linbert Spencer

Tommy Ansah

Tommy Ansah

Black Power Militant

Michael McKay

Michael McKay

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Sympathy for the Devil was released on December 1, 1968.

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Sympathy for the Devil was directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

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The main cast of Sympathy for the Devil includes Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts.

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Sympathy for the Devil has a runtime of 1h 55m.

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