Too Early/Too Late (Trop tôt, trop tard) 42 years old

Inspired by a letter by Friedrich Engels and a 1974 account of two militant Marxist writers who had been imprisoned by the Nasser regime, Straub-Huillet filmed this film in France and Egypt during 1980. They reflect on Egypt’s history of peasant struggle and liberation from Western colonization, and link it to class tensions in France shortly before the Revolution of 1789, quoting texts by Engels as well as the pioneering nonfiction film Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895).

Credits

Too Early/Too Late Cast

Name	Character
Danièle Huillet She was 45, 70 years old when she died	as Narrator (segment A) (voice)

Too Early/Too Late Crew

Name	Department
William Lubtchansky as Director of Photography. He was 44 (72) years old when He died	Camera
Robert Alazraki as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 79) years old	Camera
Jean-Marie Straub as Director. He was 48 (now 91) years old	Directing
Jean-Marie Straub as Editor. He was 48 (now 91) years old	Editing
Jean-Marie Straub as Writer. He was 48 (now 91) years old	Writing
Danièle Huillet as Director. She was 45 (70) years old when She died	Directing
Danièle Huillet as Editor. She was 45 (70) years old when She died	Editing
Danièle Huillet as Writer. She was 45 (70) years old when She died	Writing
Louis Hochet as Sound Recordist. He was 28 (46) years old when He died	Sound