La Chinoise

La Chinoise

A movie in the making.

1967•1h 36m•6.9/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

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6.9/10(234)

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

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Production

Anouchka Films, Les Productions de la Guéville, Athos Films, Parc Film, Simar Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Véronique

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Guillaume

Juliet Berto

Juliet Berto

Yvonne

Michel Semeniako

Henri

Lex De Bruijn

Kirilov

Omar Diop

Omar Diop

Omar

Francis Jeanson

Francis Jeanson

Francis

Blandine Jeanson

Blandine

Eliane Giovagnoli

Son Ami

Charles L. Bitsch

Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard

Self - Cinematographer (uncredited)

René Levert

Self - Sound Recordist (uncredited)

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