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The Exterminating Angel
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1962 film by Luis Buñuel
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The Exterminating Angel, originally titled El ángel exterminador, is a 1962 Mexican fantasy comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. The screenplay was written by Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza, with Gustavo Alatriste serving as producer. The cast includes Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Claudio Brook, and Jacqueline Andere. The film was shot in black-and-white on 35 mm film, with Gabriel Figueroa as director of photography and music composed by Raúl Lavista.
Produced by Producciones Gustavo Alatriste, the narrative is set in Mexico. The film has a runtime of 93 minutes according to some sources and 95 minutes according to others. It was distributed by Gustavo Alatriste and is available on video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel and Cultpix. The work is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection. Critical reception includes a review score of 93% and an IMDb rating of 8.0.
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Film · TMDB
7.9After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
Cast
- Silvia Pinal as Leticia 'La Valkiria'
- Jacqueline Andere as Alicia Roc
- Claudio Brook as Butler Julio
- Enrique Rambal as Edmundo Nóbile
- José Baviera as Leandro Gómez
- Augusto Benedico as Dr. Carlos Conde
Themes
- sheep
- quarantine
- upper class
- guest
- room
- surrealism
- lamb
- bear
- mansion
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
37,060 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Original language
- Spanish
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenwriter
- Luis Alcoriza
- Cast member
- Antonio Bravo
- Composer
- Raúl Lavista
- Producer
- Gustavo Alatriste
- Cinematographer
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 749050
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Enrique Rambal, Augusto Benedico, Luis Beristáin, Enrique García Álvarez, Patricia Morán y Silvia Pinal en El Ángel Exterminador (1962).jpg
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- El ángel exterminador
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Gustavo Alatriste
- film format
- 35 mm film
- Commons category
- El ángel exterminador (1962)
- review score
- 93%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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