Too Early / Too Late (1981): Cast
Too Early / Too Late is a 1981 documentary directed by Jean-Marie Straub, starring Danièle Huillet as Narrator (segment A) (voice), Gerard Samaan and Bahgat Elnadi. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- Jean-Marie Straub
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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French - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Too Early / Too Late About?
The premise of Too Early / Too Late without spoilers.
Drawing on a Friedrich Engels letter and a 1974 account of two Marxist writers imprisoned under Nasser, Straub‑Huillet filmed the work in France and Egypt in 1980. It surveys Egypt’s peasant struggle and anti‑colonial liberation, connects it to class tensions in France just before the 1789 Revolution, and quotes Engels alongside the 1895 Lumière documentary *Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory*.
Too Early / Too Late Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- 360 degree pan
- marxism
- film essay
- reference to gamal abdel nasser
- archive footage
- revolt
- brittany
- normandy france
- northern france
- paris france
- cairo egypt
- cow
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- donkey
- factory
- square
- long take
- reference to friedrich engels
- voice over
- french revolution
- class struggle
- landscape
- revolution
- poverty
- countryside
- peasant
- egypt
- title directed by female
Too Early / Too Late Cast & Characters
Danièle Huillet leads the cast as Narrator (segment A) (voice), with Gerard Samaan as Narrator (segment B) (voice) and Bahgat Elnadi as Narrator (segment B) (voice) (as Bahgat el Nadi). Directed by Jean-Marie Straub.
- Director Jean-Marie Straub
- Danièle Huillet as Narrator (segment A) (voice)
- Gerard Samaan as Narrator (segment B) (voice)
- Bahgat Elnadi as Narrator (segment B) (voice) (as Bahgat el Nadi)
More from Jean-Marie Straub
More films directed by Jean-Marie Straub: France Against the Robots, People of the Lake, L’Aquarium et la Nation and Dialogue of Shadows.
Too Early / Too Late Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Zu früh/Zu spät” and “Troppo presto/Troppo tardi”.
- Also known as
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- Zu früh/Zu spät
- Troppo presto/Troppo tardi
- 太早，太迟
- Cedo Demais/Tarde Demais
- Надто рано, надто пізно
- 너무 이른
- 너무 늦은
- Demasiado temprano, demasiado tarde
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Too Early / Too Late FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Too Early / Too Late, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Too Early / Too Late?
Too Early / Too Late runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Too Early / Too Late released?
Too Early / Too Late was released on November 8, 1981.
Who directed Too Early / Too Late?
Too Early / Too Late was directed by Jean-Marie Straub.
More films by Jean-Marie Straub Who is in the cast of Too Early / Too Late?
Too Early / Too Late stars Danièle Huillet as Narrator (segment A) (voice), Gerard Samaan as Narrator (segment B) (voice) and Bahgat Elnadi as Narrator (segment B) (voice) (as Bahgat el Nadi).
Does Too Early / Too Late have a post-credit scene?
No. Too Early / Too Late has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Too Early / Too Late in?
The original language of Too Early / Too Late is French.
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