Project Detail

Blow-Up

Synopsis

Successful London photographer Thomas spends his time photographing beautiful fashion models. But one day whilst casually snapping an intimate couple in the park, he thinks he may have photographed something far more sinister: a murder. After developing the photos, Thomas is horrified to find an ambiguous image lurking on the edge of the frame, which could be a shadow, but looks like a gun. The only thing clear is that Jane, the woman in the photo, has appeared at his studio and wants the pictures he took.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Cannes Classics

Details

Year
1966
Type of project
Features
Running time
111 mins
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Executive Producer
Pierre Rouve
Editor
Frank Clarke
Screenwriter
Michelangelo Antonioni (story, screenplay), Julio Cortàzar (short story), Tonino Guerra (screenplay), Edward Bond (English dialogue)
Director of Photography
Carlo Di Palma
Sound
Sound Recordist: Robin Gregory; Sound Editor: Mike Le Mare
Composer
Herbie Hancock
Principal cast
David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle, Jane Birkin, Gillian Hills, Peter Bowles, Veruschka von Lehndorff
Costume Designer
Jocelyn Rickards
Film Images
Courtesy of Park Circus / Warner Bros.

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Production Status

Production Company

UK, Italy, US coproduction

Bridge Films (US), Carlo Ponti Production (IT), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM (US)

Restoration Presented By: Criterion, Cineteca di Bologna and Istituto Luce - Cinecittà, in collaboration with Warner Bros and Park Circus. Restoration work carried out at Criterion, New York and L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna under the supervision of Director of Photography Luca Bigazzi.

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