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Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

1968•51m•6.0/10
Documentary

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6.0/10(1)

BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson

Narrator (voice)

Abel Gance

Abel Gance

Self - Interviewee

Albert Dieudonné

Albert Dieudonné

Self - Interviewee

Kevin Brownlow

Kevin Brownlow

Self

Sylvie Gance

Sylvie Gance

Self

Léonce-Henri Burel

Self (archival footage)

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