Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
Overview
An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve his customer's lives. This frame story serves as a link between several avant-garde sequences created by leading visual artists of their day, most of whom were emigres to the US during WWII.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.629 |
Directed By
Hans Richter
Fernand Léger
Man Ray
Alexander Calder
Max Ernst
Marcel Duchamp
Crew
Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Hans Rehfisch
Joseph Freeman
Hans Richter
Man Ray
David Vern
Paul Bowles
Stanley Kotis
John Cage
John Stix
Louis Applebaum
John Latouche
John Latouche
Hans Richter
Darius Milhaud
David Diamond
Kenneth Macpherson
Miriam Raeburn
Louis Applebaum
Richard Hulbeck
Hans Richter
George Lubalin
Herman Shulman
Werner Brandes
Meyer Rosenblum
Arnold Eagle
Fernand Léger
Man Ray
Alexander Calder
Max Ernst
Marcel Duchamp
Fernand Léger
TOP CAST
Jack Bittner
Joe / Narcissus
Stanley Kubrick
Theatre Extra
Max Ernst
Le President
John La Touche
The Gangster
Ethel Beseda
Mrs. A.
Samuel Cohen
Mr. A.
Herb Campbell
The man
Bernard Friend
Policeman
Anthony Laterie
The blind man
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