Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

1968/12/01 • $500,000 • Released • English

Documentary
Music
6.3
1h 55m

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

Overview

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

Casts
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

Black Power Militant

Sean Lynch

Sean Lynch

Commentary (voice)

Danny Daniels

Danny Daniels

Black Power Militant

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Roy Stewart

Black Power Militant

Linbert Spencer

Tommy Ansah

Black Power Militant

Michael McKay

Rudi Patterson

Mark Matthew

Karl Lewis

Bernard Boston

Niké Arrighi

Niké Arrighi

Françoise Pascal

Françoise Pascal

Joanna David

Joanna David

Monica Walters

Glenna Forster-Jones

Glenna Forster-Jones

Interviewer in Wrecker's Yard

Elizabeth Long

Jeannette Wild

Harry Douglas

Colin Cunningham

Graham Peet

Matthew Knox

Barbara Coleridge

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

Self - Backing Singer (uncredited)

James Fox

James Fox

Self (uncredited)

Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins

Self (Piano/Organ) (uncredited)

Clifton Jones

Clifton Jones

Black Power Militant (uncredited)

Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg

Self - Backing Singer (uncredited)

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