

Sympathy for the Devil
Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
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6.3/10
68 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $500K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- rock 'n' roll
- social documentary
- cultural conflict
- social & cultural documentary
- music documentary
- cultural change
- cultural history
- the rolling stones
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR22 Apr 1969
- PhysicalDVD21 Oct 2003
- PremiereNew York Film Festival14 Oct 2013
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival30 Nov 1968
- Theatrical1 Dec 1968
- Physical15Blu-ray21 Mar 2011
- Digital / OTT15Prime Video9 Aug 2024
CanadaCA
- PhysicalDVD4 Nov 2003
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereJihlava Film Festival27 Oct 2001
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical153 Apr 1970
FinlandFI
- TVK-163 May 2008
FranceFR
- Theatrical7 May 1969
- TheatricalRe-release3 May 2006
GermanyDE
- TVWest Germany19 Jan 1970
GreeceGR
- PremierePanorama of European Cinema13 Oct 2007
- Theatrical (limited)Greek Film Archive7 Jun 2014
JapanJP
- Theatrical1 Nov 1978
PolandPL
- PremiereNew Horizons Film Festival26 Jul 2010
SpainES
- Theatrical13 Jan 2008
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Sympathy for the Devil was released on 1 December 1968.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CRCulver
7/31/2018
Has a film ever combined one theme of such wide popular appeal with another that will interest only a small crowd and simply baffle that big popular audience? Jean-Luc Godard's <i>Sympathy for the Devil</i> would delight one set of viewers and infuriate another. How does one even give a star rating to this? In May 1968, Jean-Luc Godard was permitted to film the Rolling Stones over several days in a London studio a…
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