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.
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mr. Foucault
Adriana Asti
Lady in Black
Milena Vukotić
Nurse
Monica Vitti
Mrs. Foucault
Jean Rochefort
Mr. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
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Adolfo Celi
Doctor
Claude Piéplu
Commissioner
Paul Frankeur
Innkeeper
Pierre Maguelon
Policeman
François Maistre
Professor
Marie-France Pisier
Mrs. Calmette
Michael Lonsdale
Hatter
Paul Le Person
Father Gabriel
Julien Bertheau
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