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Blow-Up( 1966)

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Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      David Hemmings

      Thomas

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Jane

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      Sarah Miles

      Patricia

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      John Castle

      Bill

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      Veruschka von Lehndorff

      Veruschka

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      Jane Birkin

      The Blonde

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      Gillian Hills

      The Brunette

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      Peter Bowles

      Ron

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      Julian Chagrin

      Mime

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      Claude Chagrin

      Mime

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      Jimmy Page

      Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

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      Jeff Beck

      Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

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      Tsai Chin

      Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

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      Susan Brodrick

      Antique Shop Owner (uncredited)

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      Peggy Moffitt

      Model (uncredited)

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      Melanie Hampshire

      Model (uncredited)

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      Roy Beck

      Boy dancing In Ricki Tick Club (uncredited)

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      Charlie Bird

      Homeless Man (uncredited)

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      Robin Burns

      Homeless Man (uncredited)

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      Julio Cortázar

      Homeless Man (uncredited)

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      Chris Dreja

      Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

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      Lew Hooper

      Pedestrian (uncredited)

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      Harry Hutchinson

      Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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      Chas Lawther

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Dyson Lovell

      Man Outside Restaurant (uncredited)

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      Jack Mandeville

      Man with Poodle (uncredited)

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      Jim McCarty

      Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

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      Keith Relf

      Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)

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      Ann Norman

      Model (uncredited)

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      Ronan O'Casey

      Jane's Lover in Park (uncredited)

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      Janet Street-Porter

      Girl Dancing In Ricky Tick Club (uncredited)

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      Fred Wood

      Homeless Man (uncredited)

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      Jill Kennington

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jan 09 2025
    Judging by his Rolls Royce coupé that he tours London in, the young "Thomas" (David Hemmings) is a successful man. He makes his living as a photographer amongst the great and the good of the vacuous world of fame and celebrity. Drink, drugs and sex are wherever he wants them, whenever he wants them - and though fun, that's not really enough. He is in a park one evening when he espies a couple and takes some snaps. "Jane" (Vanessa redgrave) is not impressed and wants the negatives. He sees the chance to have some fun and so teases her, discovering not just that she is truly desperate to obtain t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1800000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • loss of sense of reality
    • photographer
    • burglar
    • photography
    • suspicion of murder
    • surreal
    • municipal park
    • pantomime
    • photographic evidence
    • murder
    • counter-culture
    • corpse
    • drugs
    • photo shoot
    • avant-garde
    • modeling
    • swinging london