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El Topo (1970)

El Topo (1970)

Drama Adventure Western

The definitive cult spaghetti western

Release Date: 1970, December 18
Directors: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Countries: Mexico
Production: Producciones Panicas, Producciones Panicas
Cast: Alfonso Arau, Antonio Alvarez, Brontis Jodorowsky, Rubén C. González, Alvaro Garcia, Valerie Jodorowsky, David Silva, Gerardo Zepeda, Pedro García, Héctor Martínez, José Luis Fernández, René Barrera

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

desert symbolism journey surreal mass murder god religious cult gunfighter mystical mystic cave dwellers confrontation village massacre symbol underground cavern spiritual quest totem