Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.
Cast
Lindsay Anderson
Narrator (voice)
Abel Gance
Self - Interviewee
Albert Dieudonné
Self - Interviewee
Kevin Brownlow
Self
Sylvie Gance
Self
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