The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) 51 years old

Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language film 1973

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Credits

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Cast

Name Character
Jean-Pierre Cassel He was 39, 74 years old when he died as M. Sénéchal
Michel Piccoli He was 46, now 98 years old as Le Ministre
Milena Vukotić She was 125, 75 years old when she died as Ines
Bulle Ogier She was 33, now 84 years old as Florence
Paul Frankeur He was 67, 69 years old when he died as M. Thevenot
Julien Bertheau He was 62, 85 years old when he died as Monseigneur Dufour
Fernando Rey He was 54, 76 years old when he died as Don Rafael
Robert Party He was 48, 87 years old when he died as (uncredited)
Amparo Soler Leal She was 39, 80 years old when she died as (uncredited)
Anne-Marie Deschodt She was 34, 76 years old when she died as (uncredited)
Pierre Maguelon He was 39, 76 years old when he died as Le sergent de police
Stéphane Audran She was 39, 85 years old when she died as Alice Sénéchal
Ellen Bahl She was 19, now 71 years old as (uncredited)
François Maistre He was 47, 91 years old when he died as Delecluze
Claude Piéplu He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Le Colonel
Maxence Mailfort He was 23, now 75 years old as Traum-Sergeant
Delphine Seyrig She was 40, 58 years old when she died as Mme Thevenot
Jacques Rispal He was 49, 62 years old when he died as Un gendarme
Maria Gabriella Maione She was 19, now 71 years old as Terroristin
Muni She was 43, 70 years old when she died as Bäuerin
Alix Mahieux She was 49, 95 years old when she died as (uncredited)
Robert Benoit He was 31, now 83 years old as (uncredited)
Claude Jaeger He was 55, 87 years old when he died as (uncredited)
Roger Caccia He was 67, 85 years old when he died as Le pianiste du salon de thé (uncredited)
Christian Baltauss He was 24, now 76 years old as Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Bernard Musson He was 47, 85 years old when he died as Serveur
Robert le Béal as Couturier
Georges Douking He was 70, 85 years old when he died as Gärtner

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Crew

Name Department
Edmond Richard as Director of Photography. He was 45 (91) years old when He died Camera
Jacqueline Guyot as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Guy Villette as Sound Engineer. Sound
Hélène Plemiannikov as Editor. She was 36 (now 88) years old Editing
Serge Silberman as Producer. He was 55 (86) years old when He died Production
Jean Patou as Costume Design. He was 84 (48) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Gina Pignier as Assistant Editor. Editing
Luis Buñuel as Director. He was 72 (83) years old when He died Directing
Luis Buñuel as Sound Effects. He was 72 (83) years old when He died Sound
Luis Buñuel as Screenplay. He was 72 (83) years old when He died Writing
Pierre Guffroy as Art Direction. He was 46 (84) years old when He died Art
Jean Lara as Unit Manager. He was 49 (88) years old when He died Production
Ulrich Picard as Production Manager. Production
Arnie Gelbart as Assistant Director. Directing
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie poster
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (51 years)

Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language film 1973

  • Release day: Friday, September 15, 1972
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Budget: 800000.00