Blow-Up
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Blow-Up

Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.

7.3 / 10 1966 1h 51mNR English
DramaMysteryThriller

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. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Cast & Crew

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Thomas

Lead
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jane

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Patricia

John Castle

John Castle

Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

The Blonde

Gillian Hills

Gillian Hills

The Brunette

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Ron

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michelangelo Antonioni's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Blow-Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker