Blow-Up (1966)

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111 min - Drama | Mystery | Thriller - 18 December 1966 (USA)

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A mod London photographer seems to find something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park.

Director:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (story), Julio Cortázar (short story "Las babas del diablo"), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Vanessa Redgrave	...	Jane
	Sarah Miles	...	Patricia
	David Hemmings	...	Thomas
	John Castle	...	Bill
	Jane Birkin	...	The Blonde
	Gillian Hills	...	The Brunette
	Peter Bowles	...	Ron
	Veruschka von Lehndorff	...	Herself (as Verushka)
	Julian Chagrin	...	Mime
	Claude Chagrin	...	Mime

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Storyline

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. Then he meets a mysterious beauty, and also notices something frightfully suspicious on one of his photographs of her taken in a park. The fact that he may have photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together. Written by Anonymous

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Sometimes reality is the strangest fantasy of all. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK | Italy | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1966 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Blow Up See more »

Filming Locations:

77 Pottery Lane, Notting Hill, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$20,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1970)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bridge Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Among the homeless men whose photos were taken by the David Hemmings character is Julio Cortázar who wrote the original short story on which Blow-Up is based. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Thomas is driving along Stockwell Road towards Woolwich, he drives past the same red-painted building - Pride & Clarke (a contemporary motorcycle dealer) - several times. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mime: Give me your money. Do it.
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Connections

Referenced in A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"
Written by John Sebastian
Sung by The Lovin' Spoonful See more »