The Great Hope

The Great Hope

1937
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Overview

Scenes and images from the French Communist Party's (PCF) 1937 Congress in Arles. La Grande Espérance highlights some of the PCF's new concerns under the Popular Front: a warning against international fascism, a desire for organic unity, and the defense of national heritage and regional cultures. It also reveals the first signs of a cult of personality surrounding Maurice Thorez. La Grande Espérance was screened (and possibly re-edited) after the Liberation. A commentary was then added to the credits emphasizing the continuity of the Communist Party’s political line and the sacrifice of its activists during the war. Today, only this post-1945 version exists.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
Les films populaires Ciné France
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title La Grande Espérance
Release Date December 31, 1937
Status Released
Language FR
Website Visit Site

Cast

Maurice Thorez
Maurice Thorez

Himself

Marcel Cachin
Marcel Cachin

Himself

Jacques Duclos
Jacques Duclos

Himself

Danièle Casanova
Danièle Casanova

Herself

Benoît Frachon
Benoît Frachon

Himself

Georges Politzer
Georges Politzer

Himself

Marie Politzer
Marie Politzer

Herself

Joseph Ramier
Joseph Ramier

Himself

Martha Desrumeaux
Martha Desrumeaux

Herself

Pierre Semard
Pierre Semard

Himself

Julien Racamond
Julien Racamond

Himself

Jean-Richard Bloch
Jean-Richard Bloch

Himself

Key Crew

Jacques Becker
Director

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