Sympathy for the Devil
Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.
1968
Rated
NR
115
minutes
Documentary, Music
Directed By:
Jean-Luc Godard
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.
Language
English
Release Date
November 30, 1968
Budget
$500,000
Cast
Sean Lynch
Commentary (voice)
Mick Jagger
Self
Brian Jones
Self
Keith Richards
Self
Charlie Watts
Self
Bill Wyman
Self
Anne Wiazemsky
Eve Democracy
Iain Quarrier
Fascist Porno Book Seller
Frankie Dymon
Black Power Militant
Danny Daniels
Black Power Militant
Ilario Bisi-Pedro
Roy Stewart
Black Power Militant
Linbert Spencer
Tommy Ansah
Rudi Patterson
Mark Matthew
Karl Lewis
Bernard Boston
Niké Arrighi
Françoise Pascal
Joanna David
Monica Walters
Glenna Forster-Jones
Interviewer in Wrecker's Yard
Elizabeth Long
Jeannette Wild
Harry Douglas
Colin Cunningham
Graham Peet
Matthew Knox
Michael McKay
Barbara Coleridge
Marianne Faithfull
Self (uncredited)
James Fox
Self (uncredited)
Nicky Hopkins
Self (uncredited)
Clifton Jones
Self (uncredited)
Anita Pallenberg
Self (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Tim Van Rellim
Assistant Director
John Stoneman
Assistant Director
Valerie Booth
Continuity
Production
Iain Quarrier
Producer
Michael Pearson
Producer
Paul De Burgh
Production Manager
Clive Freedman
Production Manager
Jacqueline Nellist
Production Secretary
Eleni Collard
Executive Producer
Berenice Adams
Production Assistant
Editing
Sound
Arthur Bradburn
Sound Mixer
Derek Ball
Sound Mixer
Garth Marshall
Boom Operator
Colin Charles
Boom Operator
Camera
Costume & Make-Up