This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Adriana Asti
as La dame en noir, la soeur du premier préfet
Milena Vukotić
as L'infirmière
Jean-Claude Brialy
as M. Foucault
Monica Vitti
as Mme Foucault
Jean Rochefort
as M. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
as Le deuxième préfet de police
Adolfo Celi
as Le médécin
Claude Piéplu
as Le commissaire
Paul Frankeur
as L'aubergiste
Pierre Maguelon
as Le gendarme
François Maistre
as Le professeur
Marie-France Pisier
as Mme Calmette
