The Phantom of Liberty

The Phantom of Liberty

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 10, 1974

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

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 10, 1974

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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Greenwich Film Productions
Original title Le Fantôme de la liberté
Directors Luis Buñuel
Writers Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel

Cast

Adriana Asti

as La dame en noir, la soeur du premier préfet

Milena Vukotić

as L'infirmière

Jean-Claude Brialy

as M. Foucault

Monica Vitti

as Mme Foucault

Jean Rochefort

as M. Legendre

Michel Piccoli

as Le deuxième préfet de police

Adolfo Celi

as Le médécin

Claude Piéplu

as Le commissaire

Paul Frankeur

as L'aubergiste

Pierre Maguelon

as Le gendarme

François Maistre

as Le professeur

Marie-France Pisier

as Mme Calmette

Michael Lonsdale

as Le chapelier

Paul Le Person

as Le père Gabriel

Julien Bertheau

as Le premier préfet de police

Maxence Mailfort

as Le lieutenant des dragons /

Hélène Perdrière

as La tante

Pascale Audret

as Mme Legendre

Anne-Marie Deschodt

as Edith Rosenblum

Bernard Verley

as Le capitaine des Dragons

Jenny Astruc

as La femme du professeur

Philippe Brigaud

as Le satyre

Agnès Capri

as La directrice d'école

Jean Champion

as Le premier médecin

Jacques Debary

as Le président du tribunal

Pierre Lary

as L'assassin acquitté

Marius Laurey

as Le gardien du cimetière

Guy Montagné

as Un moine

Bernard Musson

as Le père Raphaël

Muni

as

Jean Mauvais

as Un agent de police

Jean Rougerie

as Charles

André Rouyer

as Le brigadier

Luis Buñuel

as Un condamné à mort (uncredited)