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