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In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni transplanted his existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s first English-language feature. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings as a fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of Herbie Hancock, a beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave, and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting time capsule from a bygone era. Blow-Up is a seductive immersion into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s greatest artists.
Original Release
12/18/1966
US Release
12/18/1966
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vanessa Redgrave | Jane |
Sarah Miles | Patricia |
David Hemmings | Thomas |
John Castle | Bill |
Gillian Hills | The Brunette |
Peter Bowles | Ron |
Veruschka von Lehndorff | Verushka |
Julian Chagrin | Mime |
Claude Chagrin | Mime |
Jeff Beck | Self - The Yardbirds / Jeff Beck |
Directors
Writers
Michelangelo Antonioni, Julio Cortázar, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vanessa Redgrave | Jane |
Sarah Miles | Patricia |
David Hemmings | Thomas |
John Castle | Bill |
Gillian Hills | The Brunette |
Peter Bowles | Ron |
Veruschka von Lehndorff | Verushka |
Julian Chagrin | Mime |
Claude Chagrin | Mime |
Jeff Beck | Self - The Yardbirds / Jeff Beck |
Roy Beck | Boy dancing In Ricki Tick Club |
Charlie Bird | Homeless Man |
Susan Brodrick | Antique shop owner |
Robin Burns | Homeless Man |
Tsai Chin | Thomas's receptionist |
Julio Cortázar | Homeless Man |
Chris Dreja | Self - The Yardbirds |
Melanie Hampshire | Model |
Harry Hutchinson | Shopkeeper |
Jill Kennington | Model |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pierre Rouve | Executive Producer |
Carlo Ponti | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
1967 | Golden Globe | Best English-Language Foreign Film | Nominated |