The Builders

The Builders

48 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1938

Produced for the National Federation of Building Workers Ciné-Liberté, a Popular Front organization intended to counteract capitalist interests in the film industry, Epstein’s union documentary examines building policy from the perspective of ordinary workers and notable architects. In addition to touring the Cathedral of Chartres and the Paris Exposition of 1937, the film features rare interviews with Le Corbusier (at his drawing board, no less) and Auguste Perret.

The Builders

48 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1938

The Builders
Produced for the National Federation of Building Workers Ciné-Liberté, a Popular Front organization intended to counteract capitalist interests in the film industry, Epstein’s union documentary examines building policy from the perspective of ordinary workers and notable architects. In addition to touring the Cathedral of Chartres and the Paris Exposition of 1937, the film features rare interviews with Le Corbusier (at his drawing board, no less) and Auguste Perret.
Producers Ciné-Liberté
Original title Les Bâtisseurs
Directors Jean Epstein
Writers

Cast

Auguste Perret

as Himself

Le Corbusier

as Himself

León Jouhaux

as Himself

René Arrachart

as Himself