Blow-Up

Blow-Up (1966)

18
16/03/1967 (GB)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1h 51m

Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.

Overview

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

  • Michelangelo AntonioniDirector, Screenplay
  • Tonino GuerraScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $1,800,000

Keywords

  • london, england
  • loss of sense of reality
  • photographer
  • burglar
  • photography
  • suspicion of murder
  • surreal
  • municipal park
  • pantomime
  • photographic evidence
  • murder
  • counter-culture
  • corpse
  • drugs
  • photo shoot
  • avant-garde
  • modeling
  • swinging london
  • fotógrafo

Top Billed Cast

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Thomas

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jane

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Patricia

John Castle

John Castle

Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

The Blonde

Gillian Hills

Gillian Hills

The Brunette

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Ron

Julian Chagrin

Julian Chagrin

Mime

Claude Chagrin

Mime

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