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