Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1954 · 90 mins · Spanish

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Starring

José Chávez, Fernando Soto, Álvaro Matute, Nicolás Rodríguez, Manuel Noriega, José Luis Moreno

After learning that their beloved Streetcar No. 133 will be retired, two municipal transit employees get drunk and decide to give it one final ride. Their “last spin” quickly turns into an all‑night, all‑day cat‑and‑mouse chase, as a series of odd complications keep them from returning the borrowed streetcar.