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The Exterminating Angel
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1962 film by Luis Buñuel
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7.9After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
Released: 1962-05-1693 minDir: Luis BuñuelComedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Cast
- Silvia Pinal as Leticia 'La Valkiria'
- Jacqueline Andere as Alicia Roc
- Claudio Brook as Butler Julio
- Enrique Rambal as Edmundo Nóbile
- José Baviera as Leandro Gómez
- Augusto Benedico as Dr. Carlos Conde
Themes
- sheep
- quarantine
- upper class
- guest
- room
- surrealism
- lamb
- bear
- mansion
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
37,060 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Original language
- Spanish
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenwriter
- Luis Alcoriza
- Cast member
- Antonio Bravo
- Composer
- Raúl Lavista
- Producer
- Gustavo Alatriste
- Cinematographer
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 749050
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Enrique Rambal, Augusto Benedico, Luis Beristáin, Enrique García Álvarez, Patricia Morán y Silvia Pinal en El Ángel Exterminador (1962).jpg
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- El ángel exterminador
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Gustavo Alatriste
- film format
- 35 mm film
- Commons category
- El ángel exterminador (1962)
- review score
- 93%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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