The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Le fantôme de la liberté (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 44min
- Comedy
- 27 Oct 1974 (USA)
- Movie
A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.
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Awards:
- 2 wins.
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| Adriana Asti | ... |
Estella La dame en noir et Marguerite Richepin la soeur du premier préfet / Prefect's Sister
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| Julien Bertheau | ... |
Richepin premier préfet de police / First Prefect
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| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... |
Foucauld / Mr. Foucauld
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| Adolfo Celi | ... |
Le docteur de Legendre / Doctor Pierre Pasolini
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| Paul Frankeur | ... |
L'aubergiste / Innkeeper
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| Michael Lonsdale | ... |
Jean Bermans
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| Pierre Maguelon | ... |
Gérard, le gendarme / Policeman
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| François Maistre | ... |
Le professeur des gendarmes / Professor
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Hélène Perdrière | ... |
La vieille tante / Aunt
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| Michel Piccoli | ... |
Le second préfet de police / Second Prefect
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| Claude Piéplu | ... |
Le commissaire de police / Commissioner
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| Jean Rochefort | ... |
Legendre / Mr. Legendre
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| Bernard Verley | ... |
Le capitaine des dragons
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| Milena Vukotic | ... |
L'infirmière / Nurse
(as Miléna Vukotic)
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| Monica Vitti | ... |
Mme Foucaud / Mrs. Foucauld
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Jenny Astruc | ... |
La femme du professeur
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| Pascale Audret | ... |
Mme Legendre
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Ellen Bahl | ... |
Françoise, la nurse des Legendre
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| Philippe Brigaud | ... |
Le satyre / Man with photos
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Philippe Brizard | ... |
Le barman Georges
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Agnès Capri | ... |
La directrice d'école / Headmistress
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| Jean Champion | ... |
Le premier médecin / First doctor
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| Jacques Debary | ... |
Le président du tribunal
(as Jean Debarry)
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| Anne-Marie Deschodt | ... |
Edith Rosenblum / Miss Rosenblum
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Jean-Michel Dhermay | ... |
L'officier français
(as Michel Dhermay)
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Philippe Lancelot | ... |
L'autre officier
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| Paul Le Person | ... |
Le père Gabriel / Monk
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Pierre Lary | ... |
Levasseur assassin poète acquitté
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| Marius Laurey | ... |
Le gardien du cimetière
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Alix Mahieux | ... |
L'hôtesse à la réception mondaine
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Maxence Mailfort | ... |
Le lieutenant des dragons
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Annie Monange | ... |
La victime du tueur
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Guy Montagné | ... |
Le jeune moine
(as Gilbert Montagné)
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| Muni | ... |
La bonne des Foucauld / Foucauld family nanny
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| Bernard Musson | ... |
Le père Raphaël / Monk
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Jean Mauvais | ... |
Un agent de police
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Marc Mazza | ... |
L'officier du tank
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Un moine
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| Marie-France Pisier | ... |
Mme Calmette / Mrs. Calmette
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| Pierre-François Pistorio | ... |
François de Rougemont neveu
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| Jean Rougerie | ... |
Charles, l'hôte à la réception mondaine
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| André Rouyer | ... |
Le brigadier
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Marianne Borgo |
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Auguste Carrière | ... |
La bonne du square
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Jean Degrave |
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| Orane Demazis | ... |
La mère du premier préfet de police
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Tobias Engel |
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Eric Gamet |
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Gilbert Lemaire | ... |
Un gendarme
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Jacqueline Rouillard | ... |
Brigitte secrétaire du deuxième préfet de police
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T.L. Barras | ... |
Un caballero (uncredited)
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José Luis Barros | ... |
Un condamné à mort (uncredited)
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José Bergamín | ... |
Un condamné à mort (uncredited)
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Valerie Blanco | ... |
Aliette (uncredited)
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Daniel Breton | ... |
Un homme assassiné dans la rue (uncredited)
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| Luis Buñuel | ... |
Un condamné à mort (uncredited)
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I. Carrière | ... |
Véronique Foucauld (uncredited)
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| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... |
in first group executed with Bunuel and others (uncredited)
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| Janine Darcey | ... |
La cliente du second médecin (uncredited)
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| Didier Flamand | ... |
Le secrétaire du préfet de police (uncredited)
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Hummel | ... |
Le corps nu de la vieille tante (uncredited)
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Claude Jaeger | ... |
Le colonel de gendarmerie (uncredited)
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Jean-Claude Jarry | ... |
Un officier français (uncredited)
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Chantal Ladesou | ... |
La jeune femme qui passe le papier toilette (uncredited)
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Maryvonne Ricaud | ... |
Sophie (uncredited)
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Sala | ... |
Le cireur (uncredited)
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| Serge Silberman | ... |
Un condamné à mort (uncredited)
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| Hans Verner | ... |
Le capitaine de gendarmerie (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Luis Buñuel | ... | (as Luis Bunuel) |
Written by
| Luis Buñuel | ... | (scenario) (as Luis Bunuel) |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | (collaboration) |
Produced by
| Ulrich Picard | ... | executive producer (as Ully Pickard) |
| Serge Silberman | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Edmond Richard | ||
Editing by
| Hélène Plemiannikov | ||
Editorial Department
| Nathalie Lafaurie | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Pierre Guffroy | ||
Set Decoration by
| François Suné | ... | (as François Sune) |
Costume Design by
| Jacqueline Guyot | ||
Makeup Department
| Alex Archambault | ... | hair stylist |
| Monique Archambault | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hervé Lachize | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Francis Peltier | ... | unit manager |
| Ulrich Picard | ... | production manager (as Ully Pickard) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Fraenkel | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Maurice Sergent | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Luis Buñuel | ... | sound effects |
| Jean Labourel | ... | sound assistant |
| Gina Pignier | ... | sound editor |
| Jacqueline Porel | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Alex Pront | ... | sound mixer |
| Claude Villand | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Guy Villette | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| François Suné | ... | special effects (as François Sune) |
Visual Effects by
| Thierry Vide | ... | model effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| André Clément | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean Distinghin | ... | still photographer |
| Jean Harnois | ... | camera operator |
| Alain Herpe | ... | assistant camera |
| Marcel Policard | ... | chief electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Olympe Watelle | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Pierre Lefait | ... | location manager |
| Jean Revel | ... | assistant location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Suzanne Durrenberger | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
| Jacqueline Dudilleux | ... | administrator |
| Pierre Lary | ... | assistant: Luis Buñuel |
| René Menuset | ... | chief mechanic |
| Jacqueline Oblin | ... | accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1974) (France) (theatrical)
- Euro Films (1974) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Euro International Films (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM Film (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox-Rank (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- MGM-Fox (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Towa. (1974) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1974) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Fox-MGM (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Regia Films Arturo González (1975) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1975) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Video Stock S.A. (1985) (Spain) (VHS)
- The Home Cinema Group (1992) (Australia) (video) (under the 'Curzon' label)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Arthaus (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Luis Bunuel Edition)
- Arthaus (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (Luis Bunuel Edition)
- StudioCanal (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Leopardo Filmes (2020) (Portugal)
- Rialto Pictures (United States) (re-release)
- Sagres Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CTR (titles)
- Les Films Michel François (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
As unusual, eccentric, and bizarre vignettes of mundane and seemingly innocuous conventions of our social and private lives success one another, somehow, Napoléon Bonaparte's troops, earthly monks, dangerous snipers, and the peculiar disappearance of a beloved one metamorphose into banal instances of our daily existence. With this in mind, under those surreal circumstances, the abnormal becomes normal, the obvious transforms into something unclear or even invisible, and the extraordinary transfigures into ordinary. But, are things always black and white? How real is the haunting spectre of liberty? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The title is a reference to "The Communist Manifesto," which in English begins: "A spectre is stalking Europe, the spectre of Communism." The French translation known to Buñuel translated "spectre" as "fantôme." So, the title can be seen as a dig at the "Bourgeois" mentality which fears freedom, and also a sideswipe at the rather straightjacketed Communist parties of the time. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Clock (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Carnaval Op. 9 No. 12 Chopin See more » |
| Quotes |
Sophie:
Mommy, I'm very hungry! L'hôtesse à la réception mondaine: Sophie, it's impolite to use those words at the table! See more » |