The Exterminating Angel

El ángel exterminador (1962)

Timing: 1:33 (93 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1962-05-16

Country

Mexico

Production

Producciones Gustavo Alatriste

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Budget

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Revenue

$0

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Director

Luis Buñuel

Actors

Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Claudio Brook, Enrique Rambal, José Baviera, Augusto Benedico, Luis Beristáin, Antonio Bravo, César del Campo, Bertha Moss
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Scenario

Producer

Gustavo Alatriste

Operator

Gabriel Figueroa

Composer

Raúl Lavista

Artist

Audition

Editing

Carlos Savage
All team (25)

• In the church scene, which was filmed first, actress Rita Macedo is visible. However, she was later unable to continue filming due to pregnancy.
• The film was banned in the USSR, as the idea that people could not leave a party was considered offensive and anti-government.
• The scene in which a bear and two sheep appear during the dinner party was based on a real incident that happened to Buñuel in New York.
• The film's title was taken by the director from his writer friend José Bergamin, who in turn borrowed it from the Bible.
• The director himself considered this film a failure, stating that if he had filmed it later in Paris, he would have gone further in exploring the theme of cannibalism.