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The Milky Way

1969·1h 45m·M
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
8,568 votes

Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.

The Milky Way is a 1969 drama comedy movie directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Alain Cuny, Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 8,568 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
Luis Buñuel
Stars
Alain Cuny
Laurent Terzieff
Paul Frankeur
Edith Scob
Details
1969-02-28
105 min
Movie
M
★ France, Italy, West Germany
★ Spanish, French, Italian, Latin
Keywords
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