After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave the room... and over the next few days all the elaborate pretenses and facades that they've built up by virtue of their position in society collapse completely as they become reduced to living like animals...
Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
The title was taken from a friend of Buñuel, José Bergamin, who was writing a play with that title but never finished it. When Buñuel wanted to title his film, he asked for the rights of the title from his friend, but he answered that there was no trouble, because it was taken from the Bible, the Book of Revelations.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
None of the imprisoned men grow beards or even visible stubble.
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Quotes
Carlos Conde; Doctor:
[Seeing a box of drugs]
You kept that here? Edmundo Nobile:
Every now and then we used to meet in this room - just friends - passing unforgetable hours together. Carlos Conde; Doctor:
Why didn't you show it to me? Edmundo Nobile:
I was frightened that the world would find out about it. Carlos Conde; Doctor:
What was used for pleasure can now be used to relieve pain. See more »