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User Rating:
8.0/10   6,963 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Luis Buñuel (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 August 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Exterminating Angel/Simon of the Desert
 (From PasteMagazine. 27 February 2009, 7:18 AM, PST)

Two From Buñuel, "W."
 (From IFC. 17 February 2009, 10:41 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
A Masterpiece more (45 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Silvia Pinal ... Leticia 'La Valkiria'
Enrique Rambal ... Edmundo Nobile
Claudio Brook ... Julio, Mayordomo; Steward
José Baviera ... Leandro Gomez
Augusto Benedico ... Carlos Conde; Doctor
Antonio Bravo ... Sergio Russell
Jacqueline Andere ... Alicia de Roc
César del Campo ... Alvaro, Coronel; Colonel
Rosa Elena Durgel ... Silvia
Lucy Gallardo ... Lucía de Nobile
Enrique García Álvarez ... Alberto Roc
Ofelia Guilmáin ... Juana Avila
Nadia Haro Oliva ... Ana Maynar
Tito Junco ... Raúl
Xavier Loyá ... Francisco Avila
Xavier Massé ... Eduardo
Ofelia Montesco ... Beatriz
Luis Beristáin ... Cristián Ugalde
Patricia Morán ... Rita Ugalde
Patricia de Morelos ... Blanca
Bertha Moss ... Leonora
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janet Alcoriza ... (uncredited)
Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi ... (uncredited)
Florencio Castelló ... (uncredited)
Arturo Cobo ... (uncredited)
David Hayyad Cohen ... (uncredited)
Pancho Córdova ... (uncredited)
Enrique del Castillo ... (uncredited)
Eric del Castillo ... (uncredited)
Jesús Gómez ... Policia; Policeman (uncredited)
Elodia Hernández ... (uncredited)
Luis Lomeli ... (uncredited)
Chel López ... (uncredited)
Rita Macedo ... Lucía de Nobile (uncredited)
Ángel Merino ... Lucas (uncredited)
Roberto Meyer ... Loco; Fool (uncredited)
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Directed by
Luis Buñuel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Luis Buñuel  screenplay and dialogue

Produced by
Gustavo Alatriste .... producer
 
Original Music by
Raúl Lavista 
 
Cinematography by
Gabriel Figueroa 
 
Film Editing by
Carlos Savage 
 
Production Design by
Jesús Bracho 
 
Costume Design by
Georgette Somohano 
 
Makeup Department
Esperanza Gómez .... hair stylist
Armando Meyer .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Antonio de Salazar .... production manager
Fidel Pizarro .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ignacio Villareal .... assistant director
Arturo Ripstein .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
José B. Carles .... sound
Abraham Cruz .... sound editor
James L. Fields .... sound
Galdino R. Samperio .... sound recording engineer
 
Special Effects by
Juan Muñoz Ravelo .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ángel Corona .... still photographer
Manuel González .... camera operator
Daniel López .... lighting chief
 
Editorial Department
Sigfrido García .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Pedro López .... script supervisor
Nicolás Rueda hijo .... title designer (as Nicolás Rueda Jr.)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Exterminating Angel (USA)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Language:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Was banned in Russia because the idea of people not being allowed to "leave a party" was considered offensive and anti-government. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: After the butler trips in the dining room, the lady of the house follows him into the kitchen. While they speak the boom mic can clearly be seen at the bottom of the screen, extending out from under a table. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tierra (1996) more

FAQ

Why is this film called The Exterminating Angel?
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16 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
A Masterpiece, 1 May 2007
10/10
Author: andreas stamatopoulos (anstamatopoulos@yahoo.gr) from Thessaloniki, Greece

This film, constitutes the absolute surrealist masterpiece of all seasons. With unique virtuosity, Bunuel shows how easily a person makes his bonds and limits his freedom. Who are however these persons? They are those that made fortune without have worked never in their life or those, that with illegal ways acquired power and money. Naturally the one that puts unreal bonds in all the persons, with a view to check and dominate them, is the Church. The director accuse the high society and the Church and puts them to live as simple persons and they make things that they would never make. In this masterpiece Bunuel points out also the corruptness that exists in the society, which emanates from the Church and has expanded everywhere. It is not simply a film, it is a sociological approach of corrupted modern person.

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