Everything that could go wrong with the project did go wrong, and Antonioni’s great dream would prove to be his worst nightmare. Released in March 1970 after nearly two arduous years in production – a period that included long, exhausting shoots on location in the California desert, pitched battles between Antonioni and MGM executives, and a protracted, frustrating search for the perfect musical score – Zabriskie Point was one of the most extraordinary financial disasters in modern cinematic history. The arithmatic alone was astonishing. Read more.

Zabriskie Point
un film de Michelangelo Antonioni

Zabriskie Point is a 1970 film by Michelangelo Antonioni that depicts the U.S. counterculture movement of that time. It sympathetically tells the story of a young couple – an idealistic student, and a militant radical – to put forward an anti-establishment message.

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This cult film stars Mark Frechette and Daria Halprin, neither of whom had any previous acting experience. The screenplay was written by Antonioni, fellow Italian filmmaker Franco Rossetti, American playwright Sam Shepard, prolific screenwriter Tonino Guerra and Clare Peploe, wife of Bernardo Bertolucci. The film was the second of three English-language films that Antonioni had been contracted to direct for producer Carlo Ponti and to be distributed by MGM. The other two films were Blowup (1966) and The Passenger (1975).

Zabriskie Point
Directed by	Michelangelo Antonioni
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Screenplay by	Michelangelo Antonioni Fred Gardner Sam Shepard Tonino Guerra Clare Peploe
Story by	Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring	Mark Frechette Daria Halprin
Music by	Pink Floyd Jerry Garcia
Cinematography	Alfio Contini
Edited by	Franco Arcalli
Production   company	MGM
Distributed by	Mark Frechette Daria Halprin
Release date(s)	February 9, 1970 (1970-02-09) (United States)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7,000,000
Box office	$1,000,000