The Phantom of Liberty

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.

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  Luis Buñuel

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  Adriana Asti
  The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
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  Milena Vukotić
  The Nurse
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  Jean-Claude Brialy
  Mr. Foucault
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  Monica Vitti
  Mrs. Foucault
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  Jean Rochefort
  Mr. Legendre
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  Michel Piccoli
  The Second Police Prefect
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  Adolfo Celi
  The Doctor
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  Claude Piéplu
  The Commissioner
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  Paul Frankeur
  The Innkeeper
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  Pierre Maguelon
  The Policeman
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  François Maistre
  Professor
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  Marie-France Pisier
  Mrs. Calmette
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  Michael Lonsdale
  Hatter
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  Paul Le Person
  Father Gabriel
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  Julien Bertheau
  Police Prefect #1
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  Maxence Mailfort
  Lieutenant of the Dragoons
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  Hélène Perdrière
  Aunt
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  Pierre-François Pistorio
  Nephew
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  Pascale Audret
  Mrs. Legendre
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  Anne-Marie Deschodt
  Edith Rosenblum