Pif, Behind the gimmicks
2015•6•52m•5.7•Released
Documentary
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
Languages
German, French
Studio
ARTE France Cinéma
Cast
Antoine Silvestri
Le colonel
Estelle Simon
La vétérinaire
Guillaume Podrovnik
Le général
Emmanuel Curtil
Narrator
Joris Clerté
Himself
Hervé Di Rosa
Himself
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
Production
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
Flach Film
Producer
Karina Si Ahmed
Producer
Jean-François Lepetit
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