Blow-Up (1966)


Blow-Up
Release Date18 December 1966
Budget$2,000,000
TaglineMichelangelo Antonioni's first British film
GenreDrama, Mystery
CountryUK
Italy
USA
Filming LocationsChelsea, London, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
MoodMindbenders, Spellbinders
ThemesAmateur Sleuths, Witnessing a Crime, Murder Investigations
TonesAtmospheric, Deliberate, Stylized, Eerie, Meditative, Paranoid, Wry, Cerebral, Enigmatic
TagsAmateur Detective, Fashion Industry, Murder, Photography, Swinging Single, Witness

Blowup (or Blow-Up) is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Patricia

The Blonde

The Brunette

Julian Chagrin
Mime

Claude Chagrin
Mime

Himself with The Yardbirds

Susan Brodrick
Antique shop owner

Thomas' receptionist

Chris Dreja
Himself in the Yardbirds

Melanie Hampshire
Model

Harry Hutchinson
Shopkeeper

Jill Kennington
Model

Mary Khal
Fashion editor

Chas Lawther
Waiter

Jim McCarty
Himself in the Yardbirds

Rosaleen Murray
Model

Ann Norman
Model

Ronan O'Casey
Jane's lover in park

Himself with The Yardbirds

Keith Relf
Himself in The Yardbirds

Girl Dancing In Club

Reg Wilkins
Thomas' assistant Reg

Tonino Guerra

Edward Bond

Producer

producer

Pierre Rouve
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Carlo Di Palma

Editor

Frank Clarke
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Casting Director

Irene Howard
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Art Director

Assheton Gorton
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Costume Designer

Jocelyn Rickards

Makeup Department

Stephanie Kaye
hair stylist

Paul Rabiger
makeup artist

Production Manager

Donald Toms
production manager

Roy Parkinson
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Claude Watson
assistant director

Antal Kovacs
second assistant director

Art Department

Roger King
assistant art director

Sound Department

Robin Gregory
sound recordist

Mike Le Mare
sound editor

J.B. Smith
dubbing mixer

Arkadi De Rakoff
assistant sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Ray Parslow
camera operator

Arthur Evans
still photographer

Dennis C. Lewiston
camera operator: second unit

Alec Mills
focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jackie Breed
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Alan Corder
assembly cutter

Other Crew

John Cowan
photographic murals

Piers Haggard
dialogue assistant

Betty Harley
continuity

Bruce Sharman
location manager

Production Company

Bridge Films
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Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Premier Productions

CBS Television

Argentina Video Home
,

Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)

Chapel Distribution

Criterion Collection, The

MFA Filmdistribution
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MGM/UA Home Video

MGM-International Dist.

Vídeo Arte

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

Miscellaneous

Cine Audio Effects
sound effects and foley design






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