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 The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Milena Vukotić
as The Nurse
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Mr. Foucault
Monica Vitti
as Mrs. Foucault
Jean Rochefort
as Mr. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
as The Second Police Prefect
Adolfo Celi
as The Doctor
Claude Piéplu
as The Commissioner
Paul Frankeur
as The Innkeeper
Pierre Maguelon
as The Policeman
François Maistre
as The Professor
Marie-France Pisier
as Mrs. Calmette
