The Milky Way (1969)

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98 min - Comedy | Drama - 15 March 1969 (France)

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Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.

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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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Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

France | West Germany | Italy

Language:

French | Italian | Latin

Release Date:

15 March 1969 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A Via Láctea See more »

Filming Locations:

Forêt d'Halatte, Oise, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fraia Film, Greenwich Film Productions, Medusa Produzione See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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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. See more »

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Featured in Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God (2005) See more »

The Milky Way (1969)
La voie lactée (original title)

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