Release Date

01 Jan, 1984

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Completed a year after his death in 1983, this program presents the definitive biography of Spain’s renowned Surrealist film maker and iconoclast, Luis Buñuel. Using photographs, film excerpts, and numerous interviews with Bunuel, the video chronicles his early friendships with Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca, the stormy reactions to many of his groundbreaking films, and the influence he has had on international cinema. Among those interviewed are directors Federico Fellini, John Huston, and Jose L. Saenz De Heredia; Buñuel’s wife, Jeanne Rucar, and son Juan; actor Francisco Rabal; and Octavio Paz.

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Actors

Luis Buñuel

Rafael Alberti

Hernando Viñes

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

Juan Luis Buñuel

John Huston

Crew