Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard (writer)

Release Date:

26 April 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

Godard's documentation of late 1960's western counter-culture, examining the Black Panthers, referring to works by LeRoi Jones and Eldridge Cleaver...

Plot Keywords:

Rolling Stones | Counter Culture | Political | Black Power | Title Based On Song

Cast

Sean Lynch	...	Commentary (voice)
Mick Jagger	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones
Brian Jones	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones
Keith Richards	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones (as Keith Richard)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman	...	Himself - The Rolling Stones
Anne Wiazemsky	...	Eve Democracy
Iain Quarrier	...	Fascist porno book seller
Frankie Dymon	...	Black power militant (as Frankie Dymon Jnr.)
Danny Daniels	...	Black power militant
Illario Pedro
Roy Stewart	...	Black power militant
Linbert Spencer
Tommy Ansah		(as Tommy Ansar)
Michael McKay
Rudi Patterson
Mark Matthew
Karl Lewis
Bernard Boston
Nike Arrighi
Françoise Pascal
Joanna David
Monica Walters
Glenna Forster-Jones
Elizabeth Long
Jeannette Wild
Harry Douglas
Colin Cunningham
Graham Peet
Matthew Knox
Barbara Coleridge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Fox	...	Himself (uncredited)
Nicky Hopkins	...	Himself (piano / organ) (uncredited)
Clifton Jones	...	Black power militant (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Luc Godard		writer

Produced by
Eleni Collard	....	executive producer
Mick Gochanour	....	producer (restoration/DVD version)
Robin Klein	....	producer (restoration/DVD version)
Michael Pearson	....	producer
Iain Quarrier	....	producer

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Makeup Department
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Paul De Burgh	....	production manager
Clive Freedman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Stoneman	....	assistant director
Tim Van Rellim	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Derek Ball	....	sound mixer
Arthur Bradburn	....	sound mixer
Colin Charles	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin Corby	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Berenice Adams	....	production assistant
Valerie Booth	....	continuity
Jacqueline Nellist	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Cupid Productions

Distributors

• Connoisseur (1968) (UK) (theatrical)
• Carlotta Films (2008) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Fabulous Films (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Images Distribution (France)
• New Line Cinema (1970) (USA)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

One Plus One (UK) (director's cut)
Eins plus eins (West Germany) [de]
One + One (France) [fr]
One Plus One (Argentina) [es]
Sympathy for the Devil (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (re-rating) (1997) | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1997) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Cupid Productions

Trivia:

The producer of the film added film of The Rolling Stones performing the completed version of "Sympathy for the Devil" at the end of the movie in an attempt to make it more commercial. Jean-Luc Godard was so incensed by this that he punched the producer during a talk at London's National Film Theatre.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Voices (1968)

the ABKCO cut & re-release of Godard's original film..

ABKCO, not exactly a cultural or artistic enterprise obtained the rights to Godard's original film & cut titled 'One Pus One' , as well a large part of the Stones song catalog in a management dispute & subsequent separation between the two.

The 'Sympathy' release is significantly different than the original 'One Plus One', with much of the Stones studio material edited out for reasons unknown.

Huge clips of the development of the song have simply vanished, while the political scenes, rhetoric and narration remain intact.

What a shame, as I doubt very much we will ever see the 'One Plus One' Godard cut anywhere, ever.