The Milky Way (1969)
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Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
- Date of release
- 1969-02-28
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (195)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
Casting
- Paul Frankeur — Pierre
- Laurent Terzieff — Jean
- Alain Cuny — Man with cape
- Édith Scob — Virgin Mary
- Bernard Verley — Jesus
- François Maistre — French Priest
- Claude Cerval — Brigadier
- Muni — Mother Superior
- Julien Bertheau — Richard
- Ellen Bahl — Madame Garnier
- Michel Piccoli — Marquis de Sade
- Agnès Capri — Director of Lamartine Institution
Interesting facts
The Milky Way is a 1969 surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Denis Manuel, and Daniel Pilon, with Alain Cuny, Michel Piccoli, and Delphine Seyrig in supporting roles. Buñuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy about "the search for truth", along with his subsequent films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty.
Production
Luis Buñuel and his screenwriting partner Jean-Claude Carrière wrote the first draft for The Milky Way in 1967 at the Parador Cazorla in the Andalusian mountains.
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