The Phantom of Liberty
Comedy
Release Date
September 10, 1974
Duration
104 min
Status
Released
Language
fr
Overview
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.
Casts
The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Adriana Asti
The Nurse
Milena Vukotić
Mr. Foucault
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mrs. Foucault
Monica Vitti
Mr. Legendre
Jean Rochefort
The Second Police Prefect
Michel Piccoli
The Doctor
Adolfo Celi
The Commissioner
Claude Piéplu
The Innkeeper
Paul Frankeur
The Policeman
Pierre Maguelon
The Professor
François Maistre
Mrs. Calmette
Marie-France Pisier
The Hatter
Michael Lonsdale
Father Gabriel
Paul Le Person
The First Police Prefect
Julien Bertheau
The Lieutenant of the Dragoons
Maxence Mailfort
The Aunt
Hélène Perdrière
The Nephew
Pierre-François Pistorio
Mrs. Legendre
Pascale Audret
Edith Rosenblum
Anne-Marie Deschodt
The Captain of the Dragons
Bernard Verley
The Professor's Wife
Jenny Astruc
Françoise, the Legendre's Nurse
Ellen Bahl
The Satyr
Philippe Brigaud
The Bartender at 'Georges'
Philippe Brizard
The School Principal
Agnès Capri
The First Doctor
Jean Champion
Le président du tribunal
Jacques Debary
The French Officer
Jean-Michel Dhermay
The Acquitted Murderer
Pierre Lary
The Cemetery Guardian
Marius Laurey
The Hostess at the Social Reception
Alix Mahieux
A Monk
Guy Montagné
Father Raphaël
Bernard Musson
The Foucauld Family Nanny
Muni
A Police Officer
Jean Mauvais
A Monk
Marcel Pérès
Charles
Jean Rougerie
The Brigadier
André Rouyer
Marianne Borgo
The Maid of the Square
Auguste Carrière
Jean Degrave
The Mother of the First Police Prefect
Orane Demazis
A Condemned Man (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel
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