Bananas (1971)

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The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

• Released: 1971-04-28
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 848 votes

Directed by Woody Allen.

Top cast

• Woody Allen as Fielding Mellish
• Louise Lasser as Nancy
• Carlos Montalbán as General Emilio M. Vargas
• Nati Abascal as Yolanda
• Jacobo Morales as Esposito
• Miguel Ángel Suárez as Luis
• René Enríquez as Diaz
• Jack Axelrod as Arroyo
• Howard Cosell as Himself
• Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Bananas

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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