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Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all. - Blow-Up
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Title: Blow-Up

Release Date: 18 Dec 1966

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Bridge Films, Carlo Ponti Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Bridge Films, Carlo Ponti Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (1248 votes)

Cast

  • Thomas: David Hemmings
  • Jane: Vanessa Redgrave
  • Patricia: Sarah Miles
  • Bill: John Castle
  • Veruschka: Veruschka von Lehndorff
  • The Blonde: Jane Birkin
  • The Brunette: Gillian Hills
  • Ron: Peter Bowles
  • Mime: Julian Chagrin
  • Mime: Claude Chagrin
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