The Jetty (The Pier)
- Original title
- La Jetée
- Year
- 1962
- Running time
- 29 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Hélène Chatelain
- Davos Hanich
- Jacques Ledoux
- André Heinrich
- Pierre Joffroy
- Jacques Branchu
- Étienne Becker
- Philbert von Lifchitz
- Ligia Borowcyk
- Janine Klein
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- Music
- Cinematography
Jean Chiabaud (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Sci-Fi. Fantasy | Half-length Film. Time Travel. Nuclear Holocaust. Experimental Cinema. Post-apocalyptic Future
- Synopsis
- The world is in ruins in the aftermath of a nuclear war. A team of scientists realise that the only way to save humanity from extinction is to send someone into the past or the future to ask for help. After a number of failed experiments, the scientists find one man, whose strong recollection of a childhood experience at Orly Airport makes him the ideal subject.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1963: Award Jean Vigo for Best Short.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 4 My Favorite Short Films (fiction) (82)
- 46 My Favorite French Movies (69)
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