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RUNTIME
Did you know
90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tony Gatlif
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tony Gatlif directs. Charlet Recors behind the camera. Sophie Tatischeff cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tony Gatlif, shot by Charlet Recors. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Sophie Tatischeff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0260423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Charlet Recors
- Editing
- Sophie Tatischeff
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Tony Gatlif
Key crew
- ProducerBernard Verley
- EditorSophie Tatischeff
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-02-21
