Sympathy for the Devil (1968 film)

One Plus One
(Sympathy for the Devil)
1970 New Line Cinema U.S. poster
Directed byJean-Luc Godard
Written byJean-Luc Godard
Produced byEleni Collard
Michael Pearson
Iain Quarrier
StarringMick Jagger
Keith Richards
Brian Jones
Bill Wyman
Charlie Watts
Nicky Hopkins
Anne Wiazemsky
CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond
Edited byKen Rowles
Music byThe Rolling Stones
Production
company
Cupid Productions
Distributed byConnoisseur
Release date
  • 30 November 1968 (1968-11-30)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£180,000

Sympathy for the Devil (originally titled 1 + 1; also One Plus One, by the film director, and distributed under that title in Europe) is a 1968 avant-garde film shot mostly in color by director Jean-Luc Godard, his first British-made, English-language film. It is a composite film, juxtaposing documentary, fictional scenes and dramatised political readings. It is most notable for its scenes documenting the creative evolution of the song "Sympathy for the Devil" as the Rolling Stones developed it during recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London.