Movies / The Pier (1962) aka La jetée

9/10

Runtime: 28 min

Genres: Drama Romance Sci-Fi Short

Languages: French German

Countries: France


Earth lies in ruin after a nuclear war. The few surviving humans begin researching time travel, hoping to send someone back to the pre-war world for food, supplies and maybe a solution to their dire position. One man is haunted by a vague childhood memory that will prove fateful.


Directors (1) Credit
Chris Marker ...
Writers (1) Credit
Chris Marker screenplay and dialogue
Editors (1) Credit
Jean Ravel ...
Cinematographers (2) Credit
Chris Marker ...
Jean Chiabaut ...
Actors (13) Credit
André Heinrich ...
Davos Hanich The Man
Étienne Becker ...
Germano Facetti (as Germano Faccetti)
Hélène Chatelain The Woman
Jacques Branchu ...
Jacques Ledoux The Experimenter
Janine Klein A woman from the future
Jean Négroni Narrator (voice)
Ligia Branice A woman from the future (as Ligia Borowczyk)
Philbert von Lifchitz ...
Pierre Joffroy ...
William Klein A man from the future (as Bill Klein)