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The Exterminating Angel

Summary: The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.

Release Date: August 21, 1967

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Luis Buñuel

Writers: Luis Buñuel

, Luis Alcoriza

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Producciones Gustavo Alatriste

Distributor: Altura Films International, The Criterion Collection, Video Latino, The Criterion Channel

Country: Mexico

Language: Spanish

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