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

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