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Director:

Luis Buñuel

Writers:

Luis Buñuel (writer)
Jean-Claude Carrière (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

15 March 1969 (France) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Plot:

Two tramps going on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, meet different christian heresies. They meet too the Marquis of Sade. | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

One of Bunuel's best more (16 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Paul Frankeur ... Pierre
Laurent Terzieff ... Jean
Alain Cuny ... L'homme à la cape / Man with cape
Edith Scob ... La Vierge Marie / Virgin Mary
Bernard Verley ... Jésus / Jesus
François Maistre ... Le curé fou / French Priest
Claude Cerval ... Le brigadier / Brigadier
Muni ... La mère supérieure / Mother Superior
Julien Bertheau ... Richard 'maître d'hôtel' / Maitre d'Hotel
Ellen Bahl ... Madame Garnier
Michel Piccoli ... Le marquis de Sade / The Marquis
Agnès Capri ... La directrice de l'institution Lamartine / Teacher
Michel Etcheverry ... L'inquisiteur / The Inquisitor
Pierre Clémenti ... L'ange de la mort / The Devil
Georges Marchal ... Le jésuite / The Jesuit
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Die Milchstraße (West Germany)
La via lattea (Italy)
The Milky Way (USA)
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Runtime:

France:98 min | Germany:101 min | USA:105 min

Language:

French | Italian | Latin

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG | Finland:K-8 | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (video rating) (2001) | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG

Company:

Fraia Film more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: During the seen with the "free love" Catholics in the forest, the wide angle shots are taken during the day, while the close-ups and medium shots are clearly not during the day. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Buñuel: Athée grâce à Dieu (2005) (V) more


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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
One of Bunuel's best, 11 October 2007
10/10
Author: johnozed from United States

I think this is one of Bunuel's best and most hilarious films. I saw it originally in the eighties at Cinema Village in NYC. It was in a packed house too. Very informed, nothing snobby about it, just a very funny film. And of course it's a touch surreal. If you're interested in religion, or perhaps the early history of the catholic church, check this one out. You'll laugh so much your sides will ache, your heart will pitter pat. One of my top ten desert island films. Highly recommended by ME! Now that it's on DVD there's no excuse to not see it. It almost made me want to 'do' a pilgrimage through Europe. Jesus laughed! Viva Bunuel!

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