Luis Buñuel

Director and writer. Born 22 February 1900 in Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España. Died 29 July 1983.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

22 February 1900, Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España

Died

29 July 1983

Active

1929–1972

Frequently works with

Fernando Rey, Catherine Deneuve, Claudio Brook, Francisco Rabal, Gustavo Alatriste, Jean-Claude Carrière, Julio Alejandro, Salvador Dalí

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Luis’s work 5 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $111,170 across 2 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1929–1972

Genres

Drama5
Comedy3
Fantasy2
Romance2
Crime1
Documentary1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestThe Exterminating Angel1962

66WorstLand Without Bread1933

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61920s

81930s

21940s

181950s

91960s

71970s

11980s

21990s

22000s

12010s

22020s

Co-stars most worked with

Fernando Rey3 titles

Catherine Deneuve2 titles

Claudio Brook2 titles

Francisco Rabal2 titles

Salvador Dalí2 titles

Silvia Pinal2 titles

Producers most worked with

Gustavo Alatriste2 titles