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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.

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Top billed cast

Adriana AstiThe Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Milena VukotićThe Nurse
Jean-Claude BrialyMr. Foucault
Monica VittiMrs. Foucault
Jean RochefortMr. Legendre
Michel PiccoliThe Second Police Prefect
Adolfo CeliThe Doctor
Claude PiépluThe Commissioner
Paul FrankeurThe Innkeeper
Pierre MaguelonThe Policeman

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