Life Is Ours (1936)
La vie est à nous (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 6min
- Drama, History
- 05 Dec 1937 (USA)
- Movie
A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing who the comrades help the proletarian people against the capitalists. It also features propagandistic speeches of leading members of the party.
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| Jean Dasté | ... |
L'instituteur / Teacher
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| Jacques B. Brunius | ... |
Le président du conseil d'administration
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Simone Guisin | ... |
Une dame au Casino
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Teddy Michaud | ... |
Un fasciste à l'entraînement
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Pierre Unik | ... |
Le secrétaire de Marcel Cachin
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| Charles Blavette | ... |
Tonin
(as Blavette)
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Gaston Clamamus |
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Max Dalban | ... |
Brochard dit 'le chrono'
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Madeleine Sologne | ... |
Une ouvrière de l'usine
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Émile Drain | ... |
Un ouvrier
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Roger Blin | ... |
Un métallo
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| Jean Renoir | ... |
Le patron du bistrot
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Georges Spanelly | ... |
Le directeur de l'usine
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Sylvain Itkine | ... |
Le comptable
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Eddy Debray | ... |
L'huissier
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Henri Pons | ... |
Monsieur Lecocq
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Gabrielle Fontan | ... |
Madame Lecocq
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| Gaston Modot | ... |
Philippe - le neveu des Lecocq
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Léon Larive | ... |
Un client à la vente aux enchères
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| Julien Bertheau | ... |
René - l'ouvrier en chômage / The unemployed
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Nadia Sibirskaïa | ... |
Ninette - l'amie de René
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Frédéric O'Brady | ... |
Mohammed - le laveur de voitures nord-africain
(as O'Brady)
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Marcel Duhamel | ... |
Monsieur Moutet - le volontaire national / Garage owner
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| Guy Favières | ... |
Le vieux chômeur / Gustave Bertin
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| Jacques Becker | ... |
Le jeune chômeur
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Raymond Destac | ... |
Un chômeur à la soupe populaire
(as Tristan Sévère)
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Claire Gérard | ... |
Une bourgeoise dans la rue
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| Jean-Paul Le Chanois | ... |
P'tit Louis
(as Jean-Paul Dreyfus)
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Fabien Loris | ... |
Un ouvrier
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Yolande Oliveiro |
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| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... |
Un vieillard dans le cortège final
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Madeleine Dax | ... |
Une secrétaire de séance
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Madeleine Sylvain |
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François Viguier |
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Marcel Cachin | ... |
Self
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Renaud Jean | ... |
Self
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Paul Vaillant-Couturier | ... |
Self
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Marcel Gitton | ... |
Self
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Jacques Duclos | ... |
Self
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Martha Descrumeaux | ... |
Self
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Maurice Thorez | ... |
Self
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Fernand Bercher | ... |
Le secrétaire
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Pierre Ferval | ... |
Le second client à la vente aux enchères
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Muse Dalbray | ... |
Une chômeuse
(as Muse d'Albret)
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Charles Charras | ... |
Le chanteur à la guinguette
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Francis Lemarque | ... |
Un autre chanteur à la guinguette
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André Marty | ... |
Self
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Henri Lesieur | ... |
Le patron du garage
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Maurice Marceau | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Becker | ||
| Jacques B. Brunius | ||
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | ||
| Jean-Paul Le Chanois | ||
| Maurice Lime | ||
| Pierre Unik | ||
| André Zwobada | ... | (as André Zwoboda) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (collective) |
Written by
| Jacques Becker | ... | () |
| Jacques B. Brunius | ... | () |
| Jean Renoir | ... | () |
| Pierre Unik | ... | () |
Cinematography by
| Henri Alekan | ||
| Jean-Paul Alphen | ||
| Jean Bourgoin | ... | (as Jean-Serge Bourgoin) |
| Alain Douarinou | ||
| Jean Isnard | ||
| Louis Page | ||
| Claude Renoir | ||
Editing by
| Jacques B. Brunius | ||
| Marguerite Renoir | ... | (as Marguerite Houllé-Renoir) |
Production Management
| Jean-Paul Le Chanois | ... | production manager (as Jean-Paul Dreyfus) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Becker | ... | assistant director |
| Jean-Paul Le Chanois | ... | assistant director (as Jean-Paul Dreyfus) |
| Marc Maurette | ... | assistant director |
| André Zwobada | ... | assistant director (as André Zwoboda) |
Art Department
| Jean Effel | ... | graphic artist |
Sound Department
| Jacques Hawadier | ... | sound: exteriors (as Havadier) |
| Robert Teisseire | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henri Alekan | ... | assistant camera |
| Léo Mirkine | ... | still photographer |
Script and Continuity Department
| R. Vavasseur | ... | script supervisor (as renée Vavasseur) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Contemporary Amusements (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Arlequin Vidéo (1994) (France) (VHS)
- Tamasa Distribution (2016) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (1995) (France) (tv)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Louis Aragon was asked by officials of the "Parti Communiste Francais" whom he would recommend as a director for this propaganda film and he proposed Jean Renoir who then directed the film as head of a director's collective. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Fermeture de l'usine Renault à Vilvoorde (La vie sexuelle des Belges, 3e partie) (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | L'Internationale See more » |