Buñuel 40 years old

Completed a year after his death in 1983, this program presents the definitive biography of Spain’s renowned Surrealist film maker and iconoclast, Luis Buñuel. Using photographs, film excerpts, and numerous interviews with Bunuel, the video chronicles his early friendships with Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca, the stormy reactions to many of his groundbreaking films, and the influence he has had on international cinema. Among those interviewed are directors Federico Fellini, John Huston, and Jose L. Saenz De Heredia; Buñuel’s wife, Jeanne Rucar, and son Juan; actor Francisco Rabal; and Octavio Paz.

Credits

Luis Buñuel as

John Huston as Himself

Juan Luis Buñuel as

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia as

Buñuel Cast

Name	Character
Luis Buñuel He was 83, 83 years old when he died
John Huston He was 77, 81 years old when he died	as Himself
Juan Luis Buñuel He was 49, 83 years old when he died
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia He was 72, 81 years old when he died

Buñuel Crew

Name	Department
Rafael Cortés as Director. He was 146 (49) years old when He died	Directing

Buñuel (40 years)

Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1984
Runtime: 80 minutes