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
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean Rochefort
Mr. Legendre
Michael Lonsdale
The Hatter
Adolfo Celi
The Doctor
Michel Piccoli
The Second Police Prefect
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mr. Foucault
Jean Champion
The First Doctor
Adriana Asti
The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Marie-France Pisier
Mrs. Calmette
Monica Vitti
Mrs. Foucault
Claude Piéplu
The Commissioner
Bernard Verley
The Captain of the Dragons
Paul Le Person
Father Gabriel
Milena Vukotić
The Nurse
Jean Rougerie
Charles
Paul Frankeur
The Innkeeper
Pascale Audret
Mrs. Legendre
Philippe Brizard
The Bartender at 'Georges'
André Rouyer
The Brigadier
Julien Bertheau
The First Police Prefect
François Maistre
The Professor
Bernard Musson
Father Raphaël
Marcel Pérès
A Monk
Pierre Maguelon
The Policeman
Guy Montagné
A Monk
Hélène Perdrière
The Aunt
Muni
The Foucauld Family Nanny
Marianne Borgo
Marius Laurey
The Cemetery Guardian
Maxence Mailfort
The Lieutenant of the Dragoons
Jacques Debary
Le président du tribunal
Jean Degrave
Ellen Bahl
Françoise, the Legendre's Nurse
Orane Demazis
The Mother of the First Police Prefect
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Edith Rosenblum
Philippe Brigaud
The Satyr
Pierre-François Pistorio
The Nephew
Alix Mahieux
The Hostess at the Social Reception
Jenny Astruc
The Professor's Wife
Jean-Michel Dhermay
The French Officer
Jean Mauvais
A Police Officer
Agnès Capri
The School Principal
Auguste Carrière
The Maid of the Square

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