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15 April 1971 (Mexico) moreTagline:
See the naked young Franciscans whipped with cactus. See the bandit leader disemboweled. See the priest ride into the sunset with a midget and her newborn baby. What it all means isn't exactly clear, but you won't forget it. morePlot:
The gunfighter El Topo ("The Mole") and his young son ride through a desert to a village, whose inhabitants have been massacred... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Alejandro Jodorowsky Gets Funding for Dream Project 'Abel Cain' (From FirstShowing.net. 27 October 2009, 5:45 PM, PDT)
Alejandro Jodorowsky's Abel Cain is officially happening!
(From QuietEarth. 27 October 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
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El Topo as a spiritual metaphor & journey. more (100 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alejandro Jodorowsky | ... | El Topo | |
| Brontis Jodorowsky | ... | Son of El Topo, as a boy | |
| José Legarreta | ... | Dying Man | |
| Alfonso Arau | ... | Bandit #1 | |
| José Luis Fernández | ... | Bandit #2 | |
| Alf Junco | ... | Bandit #3 (as Alí Junco) | |
| Gerardo Zepeda | ... | Bandit #4 (as Gerardo Cepeda) | |
| René Barrera | ... | Bandit #5 | |
| René Alís | ... | Bandit #6 | |
| Federico Gonzáles | ... | Bandit #7 | |
| Vicente Lara | ... | Bandit #8 | |
| Pablo Leder | ... | Monk #1 | |
| Giuliano Girini Sasseroli | ... | Monk #2 | |
| Cristian Merkel | ... | Monk #3 | |
| Aldo Grumelli | ... | Monk #4 |
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125 minCountry:
MexicoLanguage:
SpanishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Klangfilm)Certification:
Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Australia:MA (2007 re-rating) | South Korea:18 | West Germany:18 | Italy:VM18 (1974) | Australia:R (DVD rating) | Netherlands:18 | UK:18 | Hong Kong:III | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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[first lines]El Topo: [to his son] You are seven years old. You are a man. Bury your first toy and your mother's picture.
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I saw this movie about a dozen times from the early to mid '70's. It was labeled "a cult movie." While I never joined a cult, I was moved to see it a many times as I did because it was a metaphor that spoke strongly to my own spiritual searches at the time. The western motif and travels of our hero/anti hero spoke eloquently of the "mole's search for the light." While the violence was overwhelming at times, I didn't think is redundant or too much. Western society, perhaps all great civilizations, was built on a tremendous amount of violence. The scenes in the mountain with those marginalized from society and their subsequent "liberation" out of the mountain and into the light was an awesome scene. The violence that took place after wards and our own here's self immolation was very poignant. I continue to look for the movie today and hope that whatever is preventing it from being available in North America will be resolved soon. I am very curious to observe my own responses to this film today. I have seen other movies by Jordorowsky and none equaled the impact that El Topo had upon me.