The Milky Way (1969)

19691h 42mdir. Luis BuñuelFrenchEnglish subtitlesFrance, Germany, Italydrama filmcomedy film

With Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Clémenti, Alain Cuny, François Maistre, Delphine Seyrig

Directed by Luis Buñuel

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The Milky Way (French: La Voie lactée) is a 1969 surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Denis Manuel, and Daniel Pilon, with Alain Cuny, Michel Piccoli, and Delphine Seyrig in supporting roles. Buñuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy about "the search for truth", along with his subsequent films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty.

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