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El Topo

  • 1970
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
30K
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El Topo (1970)
DramaWestern

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.

  • Director
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Writer
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Stars
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Brontis Jodorowsky
    • José Legarreta
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Writer
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Stars
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
      • Brontis Jodorowsky
      • José Legarreta
    • 150User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Alejandro Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)
    Alejandro Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)
    Ignacio Martínez España, Héctor Martínez, and Eliseo Gardea Saucedo in El Topo (1970)
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    Juan José Gurrola, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Bertha Lomelí in El Topo (1970)
    Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mara Lorenzio in El Topo (1970)
    Víctor Fosado and Alejandro Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)
    Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mara Lorenzio in El Topo (1970)

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    Alejandro Jodorowsky
    Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • El Topo
    Brontis Jodorowsky
    Brontis Jodorowsky
    • Hijo…
    José Legarreta
    • Moribundo
    Alfonso Arau
    Alfonso Arau
    • Bandido 1
    José Luis Fernández
    • Bandido 2
    Ali Junco
    • Bandido 3
    • (as Alí Junco)
    Gerardo Zepeda
    Gerardo Zepeda
    • Bandido 4
    • (as Gerardo Cepeda)
    René Barrera
    • Bandido 5
    René Alís
    • Bandido 6
    Federico Gonzáles
    • Bandido 7
    Vicente Lara
    • Bandido 8
    Pablo Leder
    • Monje 1
    Giuliano Girini Sasseroli
    • Monje 2
    Cristian Merkel
    • Monje 3
    Aldo Grumelli
    • Monje 4
    Mara Lorenzio
    • Marah…
    David Silva
    David Silva
    • Coronel
    Ignacio Martínez España
    • Manco
    • Director
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Writer
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Other noteworthy figures said to be fans of the film, besides John Lennon and Yoko Ono, include directors David Lynch and Samuel Fuller, actors Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, and performers Bob Dylan, Marilyn Manson, and Peter Gabriel. It has been claimed that this movie was the beginning of Gabriel's inspiration for the classic Genesis concept album, 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'.
    • Goofs
      The opening scene is of a man on horseback riding through the desert, although the horse is on deep sand the sound is of a horse on hard ground.
    • Quotes

      El Topo: Too much perfection is a mistake.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits in the English-dubbed version of El Topo state that ABKCO Films copyrighted the film in 1967; however, ABKCO didn't purchase (any rights to) it until June of 1971!
    • Alternate versions
      Many Spanish and other non-English versions are censored, missing most of the sex and violence. Japanese prints on laserdisc have one piece of minor censorship (the scene with the Franciscan monks being ridden and humiliated).
    • Connections
      Featured in Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky (1991)

    User reviews150

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    8/10
    Bizarre,surreal and amazingly violent.
    This is my first venture into Jodorowsky's territory and I can safely say that I'm highly impressed."El Topo" is one of the most bizarre and impressive movies you'll ever see.It features plenty of interesting,weird characters,lots of religious symbolism and extremely violent gun-fight scenes.One of the producers of this one is Mexican horror veteran Juan Lopez Moctezuma("Alucarda","Mary,Mary,Bloody Mary").I urge you to see this masterpiece right now.Simply breathtaking!
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    • HumanoidOfFlesh
    • Apr 2, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1971 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Official site
      • Re-release Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Mole
    • Filming locations
      • Cañón de la Huasteca, Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Producciones Panicas
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,302
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,857
      • Dec 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,468
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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