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Blowup (1966)

NOT_RATED 111 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller  -   18 December 1966 (USA)
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A mod London photographer seems to find something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park.

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (story), Julio Cortázar (short story "Las babas del diablo"), and 3 more credits »
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vanessa Redgrave ...
Jane
Sarah Miles ...
Patricia
David Hemmings ...
John Castle ...
Bill
Jane Birkin ...
The Blonde
Gillian Hills Gillian Hills ...
Peter Bowles Peter Bowles ...
Ron
Veruschka von Lehndorff ...
Herself (as Verushka)
Julian Chagrin Julian Chagrin ...
Mime
Claude Chagrin Claude Chagrin ...
Mime
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Storyline

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. Then he meets a mysterious beauty, and also notices something frightfully suspicious on one of his photographs of her taken in a park. The fact that he may have photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Photograph | Park | Fashion | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | Italy | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Blow-Up See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$20,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1970)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Loosely based on the careers of Swinging London's ace fashion photographers David Bailey and Terence Donovan. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jane and Thomas are discussing the photographic film in Thomas's house, there is a pillow with the number three on it propped up vertically against the back of a couch. A little later, this pillow has moved to the top of the back of the couch at the point where the arm meets it and no one has touched it. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mime: Give me your money. Do it.
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Connections

Referenced in Aleja gówniarzy (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"
Written by John Sebastian
Sung by The Lovin' Spoonful See more »