The Phantom of Liberty (1974)

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104 min - Comedy | Drama - 27 October 1974 (USA)

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One of Luis Bunuel's most free-form and purely Surrealist films, consisting of a series of only vaguely related episodes - most famously... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Adriana Asti	...	La dame en noir et la soeur du premier préfet / Prefect's Sister
	Julien Bertheau	...	Le premier préfet de police / First Prefect
	Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Foucauld / Mr. Foucauld
	Adolfo Celi	...	Le docteur de Legendre / Doctor Pasolini
	Paul Frankeur	...	L'aubergiste / Innkeeper
	Michael Lonsdale	...	Le chapelier / Hatter
	Pierre Maguelon	...	Gérard, le gendarme / Policeman
	François Maistre	...	Le professeur des gendarmes / Professor
	Hélène Perdrière	...	La vieille tante / Aunt
	Michel Piccoli	...	Le second préfet de police / Second Prefect
	Claude Piéplu	...	Le commissaire de police / Commissioner
	Jean Rochefort	...	Legendre / Mr. Legendre
	Bernard Verley	...	Le capitaine des dragons / Judge
	Milena Vukotic	...	L'infirmière / Nurse
	Monica Vitti	...	Mme Foucaud / Mrs. Foucauld

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One of Luis Bunuel's most free-form and purely Surrealist films, consisting of a series of only vaguely related episodes - most famously, the dinner party scene where people sit on lavatories round a dinner table on, occasionally retiring to a little room to eat. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 October 1974 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Il fantasma della libertà See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$6,172 (USA) (10 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA), Greenwich Film Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 104 min | Argentina: 104 min | West Germany: 103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The title is a reference to "The Communist Manifesto" which in English begins: "A spectre is stalking Europe, the spectre of Communism." The French translation known to Buñuel translated "spectre" as "fantome". So the title can be seen as a dig at the "Bourgeois" mentality which fears freedom, and also a sideswipe at the rather straightjacketed Communist parties of the time. See more »

Quotes

Foucauld: I'm sick of symmetry.
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The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Le fantôme de la liberté (original title)

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