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Pif, Behind the gimmicks

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

2015•52m•5.7/10
Documentary

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5.7/10(3)

Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

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Production

ARTE France Cinéma, Flach Film

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Antoine Silvestri

Le colonel

Estelle Simon

Estelle Simon

La vétérinaire

Guillaume Podrovnik

Le général

Emmanuel Curtil

Emmanuel Curtil

Narrator

Joris Clerté

Himself

Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Himself

Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry

Himself

Serge Rosenzweig

Himself

Patrick Apel-Muller

Himself

Guy Konopnicki

Himself

Mircea Arapu

Himself

Bernd Nowack

Himself

Gilles Heylen

Himself

Norbert Hinze

Himself

Christian Kallenberg

Himself

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