Blow-Up (1966) Blow-Up

Blow-Up ★★★½ 1966 A young London photographer takes some pictures of a couple in the park and finds out he may have recorded evidence of a murder. Though marred by badly dated 1960s modishness, this is Antonioni's most accessible film, a sophisticated treatise on perception and the film-consumer-as-voyeur, brilliantly assembled and wrought. 111m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. GB IT David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin, Veruschka, Peter Bowles, John Castle, Gillian Hills, Julian Chagrin, Harry Hutchinson, The Yard-birds; Director: Michelangelo Antonioni; Writer: Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra; Writer: Carlo Di Palma; Cameo: Herbie Hancock. Cannes '67: Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics '66: Director (Antonioni), Film.

At-a-glance
Year Released 1966
Length (in minutes) 111
Display Color
Formats VHS, DVD, Wide.
Filmed In Great Britain, Italy
National Film Registry
Awards
Year Source Award
1967 Cannes Film
1966 Natl. Soc. Film Critics Director
Credits
Role Name
Actor The Yard-birds
Actor Jane Birkin
Actor Vanessa Redgrave
Actor Sarah Miles
Actor Veruschka
Actor Peter Bowles
Actor John Castle
Actor Julian Chagrin
Actor David Hemmings
Actor Harry Hutchinson
Actor Gillian Hills
Cameo Herbie Hancock
Cinematographer Carlo Di Palma
Director Michelangelo Antonioni
Writer Michelangelo Antonioni
Writer Tonino Guerra