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Why America
Why America
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Why America

Original Title: Pourquoi l'Amérique

1970
1h 40m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1970

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United States to emerge by the end of World War II as a dominant world power.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Apr 8, 1970
Languages
French
Director
Frédéric Rossif
Frédéric Rossif
Production
Vides Cinematografica
Vides Cinematografica
Mondex Films
Mondex Films
Télé Hachette
Télé Hachette
Production Countries
France
Italy

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Françoise Christophe

Françoise Christophe

Narrator

Pia Colombo

Pia Colombo

Narrator

Pierre Andrieux

Narrator

Jacques Castelot

Jacques Castelot

Narrator

Al Capone

Al Capone

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

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