The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1969•1h 42m•7.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(179)

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.

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Production

Fraia Film, Greenwich Film Production, Medusa Produzione

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Pierre

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Jean

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Man with cape

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Virgin Mary

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Jesus

François Maistre

François Maistre

French Priest

Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

Brigadier

Muni

Muni

Mother Superior

Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

Richard

Ellen Bahl

Ellen Bahl

Madame Garnier

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Marquis de Sade

Agnès Capri

Agnès Capri

Director of Lamartine Institution

Michel Etcheverry

Michel Etcheverry

The Inquisitor

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Angel of Death

Georges Marchal

Georges Marchal

Jesuit

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

The Prostitute

Jean Piat

Jean Piat

Le comte

Denis Manuel

Denis Manuel

Rodolphe

Daniel Pilon

Daniel Pilon

François

Claudio Brook

Claudio Brook

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