---
title: 'The Milky Way (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Buñuel'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-milky-way-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066534/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Milky Way (1969)

1969 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: La Voie lactée

## Synopsis

The Milky Way is a 1969 surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Denis Manuel, and Daniel Pilon, with Alain Cuny, Michel Piccoli, and Delphine Seyrig in supporting roles. Buñuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy about "the search for truth", along with his subsequent films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Matras](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-matras)
- **Editor:** [Louisette Hautecoeur](https://cinepixo.com/people/louisette-hautecoeur)

## Cast

- [Pierre Lary](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-lary)
- [Claudio Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-brook)
- [Bernard Verley](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-verley)
- [François Maistre](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-maistre)
- [Laurent Terzieff](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-terzieff)
- [Daniel Pilon](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-pilon)
- [Jean-Louis Broust](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-broust)
- [Jean Piat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-piat)
- [Denis Manuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-manuel)
- [Christine Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-simon)
- [Raoul Delfosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-delfosse)
- [Georges Douking](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-douking)
- [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel)
- [Stéphane Bouy](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-bouy)
- [Gabriel Gobin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-gobin)

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