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Cast
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Carlos Areces | ... |
Javier
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| Antonio de la Torre | ... |
Sergio
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Natalia
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Manuel Tallafé | ... |
Ramiro
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Alejandro Tejerías | ... |
Motorista-fantasma
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Manuel Tejada | ... |
Jefe de pista
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Andrés
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Gracia Olayo | ... |
Sonsoles
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Coronel Salcedo
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Paco Sagarzazu | ... |
Anselmo
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Santiago Segura | ... |
Padre-Payaso tonto
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Fernando Guillén Cuervo | ... |
Capitán miliciano
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Jorge Clemente | ... |
Javier (Joven 1943)
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Fofito | ... | |
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Sasha Di Bendetto | ... |
Javier (Niño 1937)
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1937, Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A "Happy" circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon. Fast forward to 1973, the tail end of the Franco regime. Javier, the son of the clown, dreams of following in his father's career footsteps, but has seen too much tragedy in his life-he's simply not funny and is only equipped to play the role of the Sad Clown. He finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters, but as the Sad Clown he must take the abuse of the brutish Happy Clown Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment. It is here that he meets Natalia, a gorgeous acrobat, and abused wife of Sergio. Javier falls deeply in love with Natalia and tries to rescue her from her cruel and violent husband, unleashing Sergio's jealousy. But Natalia ... Written by Anonymous
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Rated R for brutal and bloody violence throughout, some strong sexual content, nudity and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
SpanishRelease Date:
17 December 2010 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
The Last Circus See more »Box Office
Budget:
€7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,757 (USA) (19 August 2011)Gross:
$40,029 (USA) (4 November 2011)Company Credits
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Music and Lyrics by Gianni Boncompagni and Paolo Ormi
Performed by Raffaella Carrà
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A still of Cannibal Holocaust appears in opening credits. Luis Varela, who plays Manuel in this film, dubbed 'Carl Gabriel Yorke' in Cannibal Holocaust in Spanish. See more »Goofs
When Andres is arrested, he says "maderos" to the policemen, but this word was not yet used at this time. He shoould have said "grises" (grey) because this is the color of the police uniform - only years later would it become brown. ("Madero" is log or piece of wood, which is why people called policemen "maderos"). See more »Soundtracks
"Luca"Music and Lyrics by Gianni Boncompagni and Paolo Ormi
Performed by Raffaella Carrà
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If you have seen any film by Alex de la Ingelsia, then you know that no two of his films are alike, that they contain a lot of humor and arresting images, and often a lot of graphic gores, and are the product of a very original mind. THE LAST CIRCUS is no exception. There are images in this film that will stay with you for years.
The settings are many and varied, beginning with the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and winding up in 1973 on a War Monument that includes a giant cross and statues for an ending that will bring to mind Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST. Along the way there is a nightclub dedicated to Telly Savalas called Kojak!
Pedro Rodríguez has created two very different special effects makeups, one of a man who has self-mutilated his face with acid and a hot iron, and another by man who has had his face slashed with a grappling hook and then stitched back together by a veterinarian. Rodríguez is someone whose future work bears watching.
The setting for much of the action is a traveling circus reminiscent of FREAKS crossed with Alejandro Jodorowsky's SANTA SANGRE. Clowns have always been pretty creepy anyway, but you will never look at them the same after this film.