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Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writers:
Luis Buñuel (writer)
Jean-Claude Carrière (writer)
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Release Date:
15 March 1969 (France) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Plot:
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. | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
Jean Piat ... Le comte / The Jansenist
Denis Manuel ... Rodolphe, un étudiant protestant
Daniel Pilon ... François, ami de Rodolphe
Claudio Brook ... L'évêque / Bishop
Julien Guiomar ... Le curé espagnol / Spanish priest
Marcel Pérès ... Le curé de l'auberge espagnole / The Posadero

Delphine Seyrig ... La prostituée / The Prostitute
Claudine Berg ... La mère de famille / Mother
Jose Berzosa ... Le premier diacre de Priscillien
Jean-Louis Broust
Stéphane Bouy
Jean-Claude Carrière ... Priscillian
Auguste Carrière ... La religieuse crucifiée / Sister Françoise
Jean Clarieux ... Saint-Pierre / Apostle Peter
Béatrice Costantini ... Une fille de Priscillien
Michel Creton ... Un serveur
Raoul Delfosse
Jean-Michel Dhermay (as Jean Dhermay)
Georges Douking ... Le berger avec la chèvre (as Douking)
Jean-Daniel Ehrmann ... Le condamné / Condemned man (as Jean Ehrman)
Pascal Fardoulis
Gabriel Gobin ... Father
Claude Jetter ... La Vierge de l'auberge espagnole
Marius Laurey ... L'aveugle / Second blind man
Pierre Maguelon ... Le caporal de la Guardia Civil / Civil Guard Caporal
Rita Maiden ... Une fille de Priscillien
Bernard Musson ... L'aubergiste français / Innkeeper
Paul Pavel
Douglas Read
Jacques Rispal
Jacqueline Rouillard ... L'hôtesse
Christine Simon ... La jeune fille enchaînée
César Torres
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Buñuel ... (voice) (uncredited)
Michel Dacquin ... Monsieur Garnier (uncredited)
Pierre Lary ... Le jeune moine / Young monk (uncredited)
Christian Van Cau ... Apostle Andrew (uncredited)
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Directed by
Luis Buñuel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Luis Buñuel  writer
Jean-Claude Carrière  writer

Produced by
Serge Silberman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Luis Buñuel 
 
Cinematography by
Christian Matras 
 
Film Editing by
Louisette Hautecoeur 
 
Production Design by
Pierre Guffroy 
 
Costume Design by
Jacqueline Guyot 
 
Makeup Department
Jacqueline Pipard .... wig maker
Jean Pipard .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jean Lara .... unit manager
Ulrich Picard .... production manager (as U. Pickard)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michel Breuil .... assistant director
Pierre Lary .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Pierre Cadiou .... assistant art director
René Ferracci .... poster designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Dominique Amy .... sound editor
Jacques Gallois .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ernest Bourreaud .... first assistant camera
Paul Cot .... second assistant camera
Pierre Distinghin .... still photographer
Bernard Noisette .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqueline Moreau .... wardrober
Françoise Tournafond .... wardrober
 
Other crew
Claude Carliez .... duel arranger
Odette Darrigol .... production secretary
Jacqueline Dudilleux .... production administrator
Suzanne Durrenberger .... script girl
Claude Suné .... location manager
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"La voie lactée" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
France:98 min | Germany:101 min | USA:105 min
Country:
France | West Germany | Italy
Language:
French | Italian | Latin
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See 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
Filming Locations:
Forêt d'Halatte, Oise, FranceSee more »
Company:
Fraia FilmSee more »

Did You Know?

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

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23 out of 25 people found the following review useful.
Bunuel at his best, 15 November 1998
Author: Denis Maternovsky (matern@ix.netcom.com)

This movie is one of Luis Bunuel's best and my personal favourite. Though it was filmed between Belle de Jour and Tristana, it has more in common with Bunuel's three last movies - Discreet Charm of the bourgeoisie, Phantom of the liberty and That Obscure object of desire. Bunuel is at his surrealistic and atheistic best. Though some moments may make almost anybody laugh, the movie is intended for highly educated audience, preferably familiar with the history of heresies and the Catholic Church - without this kind of knowledge much of film's charm will be missing. Milky Way may be called a road movie in a sense: two main characters are on a pilgrimage to Santiago-de-Compostella and while on their way, also travel through time - Milky Way is unique in the way it handles this time travel.

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