Comedy
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel
Milena Vukotić
The Nurse
Jean Rochefort
Mr. Legendre
Michael Lonsdale
The Hatter
Monica Vitti
Mrs. Foucault
Adolfo Celi
The Doctor
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mr. Foucault
Claude Piéplu
The Commissioner
Michel Piccoli
The Second Police Prefect
Adriana Asti
The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Marie-France Pisier
Mrs. Calmette
Bernard Musson
Father Raphaël
Bernard Verley
The Captain of the Dragons
Marcel Pérès
A Monk
Jean Rougerie
Charles
Pascale Audret
Mrs. Legendre
Paul Le Person
Father Gabriel
Jean Champion
The First Doctor
Julien Bertheau
The First Police Prefect
Ellen Bahl
Françoise, the Legendre's Nurse
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Edith Rosenblum
Pierre Maguelon
The Policeman
François Maistre
The Professor
Jacques Debary
Le président du tribunal
Philippe Brigaud
The Satyr
Hélène Perdrière
The Aunt
Paul Frankeur
The Innkeeper
Jean Degrave
André Rouyer
The Brigadier
Orane Demazis
The Mother of the First Police Prefect
Agnès Capri
The School Principal
Maxence Mailfort
The Lieutenant of the Dragoons
Jean Mauvais
A Police Officer
Philippe Brizard
The Bartender at 'Georges'
Muni
The Foucauld Family Nanny
Guy Montagné
A Monk
Pierre-François Pistorio
The Nephew
Marianne Borgo
Jean-Michel Dhermay
The French Officer
Jenny Astruc
The Professor's Wife
Alix Mahieux
The Hostess at the Social Reception
Marius Laurey
The Cemetery Guardian
Auguste Carrière
The Maid of the Square

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