Sympathy for the Devil
1968 · Movie · 1h 55m · NR
DocumentaryMusic
"Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living."
Overview
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Key crew
- Jean-Luc GodardDirector
- Jean-Luc GodardWriter
Cast
- Mick JaggerSelf
- Keith RichardsSelf
- Brian JonesSelf
- Charlie WattsSelf
- Bill WymanSelf
- Anne WiazemskyEve Democracy
- Iain QuarrierFascist Porno Book Seller
- Frankie DymonBlack Power Militant
- Sean LynchCommentary (voice)
- Danny DanielsBlack Power Militant
- Ilario Bisi-PedroCast
- Roy StewartBlack Power Militant
Stills
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Themes
social documentarycultural conflictsocial & cultural documentarymusic documentarycultural changecultural historythe rolling stones