The Song of Styrene

The Song of Styrene

1957•13m•6.3/10

DocumentaryAnimation

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6.3/10(26)

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

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Production

Péchiney, Les Films de la Pléiade

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pierre Dux

Pierre Dux

Narrator (voice)

Sacha Vierny

The worker

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