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Blow-Up

Blow-Up
★ 7.3/10•1966•1h 51m•NR•Drama•Mystery•Thriller

Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Michelangelo Antonioni · Director

Michelangelo Antonioni · Screenplay

Tonino Guerra · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 18, 1966
Budget$1,800,000
Revenue$20,000,000

Actors

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Thomas

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jane

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Patricia

John Castle

John Castle

Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

The Blonde

Gillian Hills

Gillian Hills

The Brunette

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Ron

Julian Chagrin

Julian Chagrin

Mime

Claude Chagrin

Mime

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck

Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

Susan Brodrick

Antique Shop Owner (uncredited)

Peggy Moffitt

Model (uncredited)

Melanie Hampshire

Model (uncredited)

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