Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Mexico
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- In Spanish — subtitles on.
The story
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
- mass murder
- symbolism
- mystic
- surreal
- symbol
- god
- confrontation
- desert
- religious cult
- gunfighter
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Alejandro Jodorowsky
El Topo
Brontis Jodorowsky
Son of El Topo
Mara Lorenzio
Marah / The Woman
David Silva
The Colonel
- Paula Romo — Desconocida
- Jacqueline Luis — Mujercita
- Robert John — Adult Son of El Topo
- Héctor Martínez — Maestro 1
- Juan José Gurrola — Maestro 2
- Víctor Fosado — Maestro 3
- Agustín Isunza — Maestro 4
- José Legarreta — Dying Man
- Ignacio Martínez España — Armless Man
- Eliseo Gardea Saucedo — Legless Man
- Alfonso Arau — Bandit 1
- Directed
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Written
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 687 ratings
- Studio
- Producciones Panicas
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