Pif, Behind the gimmicks

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 31, 2015

Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Pif, Behind the gimmicks

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 31, 2015

Pif, Behind the gimmicks
Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Flach Films
Original title Pif, l'envers du gadget
Directors Guillaume Podrovnik
Writers Libia Matos, Rubi Scrive Loyer, Guillaume Podrovnik

Cast

Antoine Silvestri

as Le colonel

Estelle Simon

as La vétérinaire

Guillaume Podrovnik

as Le général

Emmanuel Curtil

as Narrator

Joris Clerté

as Himself

Hervé di Rosa

as Himself

Michel Gondry

as Himself

Serge Rosenzweig

as Himself

Patrick Apel-Muller

as Himself

Guy Konopnicki

as Himself

Mircea Arapu

as Himself

Bernd Nowack

as Himself

Gilles Heylen

as Himself

Norbert Hinze

as Himself