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Pif, Behind the gimmicks

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Pif, Behind the gimmicks

5.7

0h 52m

2015

Synopsis

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.

Director

Guillaume Podrovnik

Documentary

comic bookbased on comiccommunismpif

Cast & Crew

Antoine Silvestri

as Le colonel

Estelle Simon

Estelle Simon

as La vétérinaire

Guillaume Podrovnik

as Le général

Emmanuel Curtil

Emmanuel Curtil

as Narrator

Joris Clerté

as Himself

Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

as Himself

Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry

as Himself

Serge Rosenzweig

as Himself

Patrick Apel-Muller

as Himself

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