The Phantom of Liberty
Le Fantôme de la liberté
Release: 1974-09-10
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 7.4
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Greenwich Film Production
Cast
Adriana Asti
as The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Milena Vukotić
as The Nurse
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Mr. Foucault
Monica Vitti
as Mrs. Foucault
Jean Rochefort
as Mr. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
as The Second Police Prefect
Adolfo Celi
as The Doctor
Claude Piéplu
as The Commissioner
Paul Frankeur
as The Innkeeper
Pierre Maguelon
as The Policeman
François Maistre
as The Professor
Marie-France Pisier
as Mrs. Calmette
Michael Lonsdale
as The Hatter
Paul Le Person
as Father Gabriel
Julien Bertheau
as The First Police Prefect
Maxence Mailfort
as The Lieutenant of the Dragoons
Hélène Perdrière
as The Aunt
Pierre-François Pistorio
as The Nephew
Pascale Audret
as Mrs. Legendre
Anne-Marie Deschodt
as Edith Rosenblum
Bernard Verley
as The Captain of the Dragons
Jenny Astruc
as The Professor's Wife
Ellen Bahl
as Françoise, the Legendre's Nurse
Philippe Brigaud
as The Satyr
Philippe Brizard
as The Bartender at 'Georges'
Agnès Capri
as The School Principal
Jean Champion
as The First Doctor
Jacques Debary
as Le président du tribunal
Jean-Michel Dhermay
as The French Officer
Marius Laurey
as The Cemetery Guardian
Alix Mahieux
as The Hostess at the Social Reception
Guy Montagné
as A Monk
Bernard Musson
as Father Raphaël
Muni
as The Foucauld Family Nanny
Jean Mauvais
as A Police Officer
Marcel Pérès
as A Monk
Jean Rougerie
as Charles
André Rouyer
as The Brigadier
Marianne Borgo
Jean Degrave
Orane Demazis
as The Mother of the First Police Prefect
Luis Buñuel
as A Condemned Man (uncredited)
