Blow-Up
“Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.”
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.
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Cast
32 people
David Hemmings
Thomas
Known for
Deep Red
Gladiator
Vanessa Redgrave
Jane
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Sarah Miles
Patricia
Known for
Hope and Glory
The Servant
John Castle
Bill
Known for
RoboCop 3
The Lion in Winter
Veruschka von Lehndorff
Veruschka
Known for
The Bride
Jane Birkin
The Blonde
Known for
Death on the Nile
The Swimming Pool
Gillian Hills
The Brunette
Known for
Demons of the Mind
Peter Bowles
Ron
Known for
Victoria
The Bank Job
Julian Chagrin
Mime
Known for
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Claude Chagrin
Mime
No other roles listed
Jimmy Page
Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)
Known for
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
Jeff Beck
Self - The Yardbirds (uncredited)
Known for
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Michelangelo Antonioni Director · Tonino Guerra Screenplay Julio Cortázar Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $1.8M · United States release December 18, 1966
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
11.1×
Production
Bridge Films
Production
Carlo Ponti Production
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Lebanon · December 18, 1966
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 1966
Theatrical
United Kingdom · March 16, 1967
Theatrical · (London)
Argentina
June 7, 1967 · Theatrical
Australia
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Belgium
September 21, 1967 · Theatrical · (Brugge)
Brazil
February 24, 1967 · Theatrical · Lançamento
November 11, 2016 · Theatrical · Zeta Filmes
Canada
February 17, 2004 · Physical · DVD
China
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Classic Film Festival (2K Restoration)
Czechia
January 17, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
May 17, 1967 · Theatrical
Finland
September 8, 1967 · Theatrical
France
May 8, 1967 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 17, 1967 · Theatrical
March 29, 2006 · Theatrical · (re-release)
May 11, 2016 · Theatrical · re-release, restored version
Germany
May 10, 1967 · Theatrical
March 23, 2000 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Greece
November 13, 1999 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
March 27, 2004 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Hungary
May 1, 1969 · Theatrical
Israel
October 20, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Italy
September 25, 1967 · Premiere · Sorento Film Festival
September 26, 1967 · Theatrical
Japan
June 3, 1967 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 4, 1968 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 12, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 9, 1968 · Theatrical
January 26, 1979 · Theatrical · Barcelos
Russia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 29, 1968 · Theatrical
Spain
June 1, 1967 · Premiere · San Sebastian Film Festival
April 14, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 4, 1967 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 25, 1971 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 23, 1967 · Theatrical
XC
November 29, 1968 · Theatrical
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