8.2 Score

1966 • 1h 51min • Not Rated • Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Blow-Up

"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.

IMDb 7.4

RT 87%

MC 82

Director

Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers

Michelangelo Antonioni

Tonino Guerra

Julio Cortázar

Composer

Herbie Hancock

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David Hemmings

Thomas

Vanessa Redgrave

Jane

Sarah Miles

Patricia

John Castle

Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka

Jane Birkin

The Blonde

Gillian Hills

The Brunette

Peter Bowles

Ron

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Vanessa Redgrave Jane

Sarah Miles Patricia

John Castle Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff Veruschka

Jane Birkin The Blonde

Gillian Hills The Brunette

Peter Bowles Ron

Julian Chagrin Mime

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Susan Brodrick Antique Shop Owner (...

Peggy Moffitt Model (uncredited)

Melanie Hampshire Model (uncredited)

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