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
Milena Vukotić
Jean-Claude Brialy
Monica Vitti
Jean Rochefort
Michel Piccoli
Adolfo Celi
Claude Piéplu
Paul Frankeur
Pierre Maguelon
François Maistre
Marie-France Pisier
Michael Lonsdale
Paul Le Person
Julien Bertheau
Maxence Mailfort
Hélène Perdrière
Pierre-François Pistorio
Pascale Audret
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Bernard Verley
Jenny Astruc
Ellen Bahl
Philippe Brigaud
Philippe Brizard
Agnès Capri
Jean Champion
Jacques Debary
Jean-Michel Dhermay
Pierre Lary
Marius Laurey
Alix Mahieux
Maxence Mailfort
Guy Montagné
Bernard Musson
Muni
Jean Mauvais
Marcel Pérès
Jean Rougerie
André Rouyer
Marianne Borgo
Auguste Carrière
Jean Degrave
Orane Demazis
Luis Buñuel