El Topo
Summary:
This violent and allegorical Mexican western attracted a cult following in its day. It is the story of El Topo, a gunslinger who sets out for revenge against the outlaws who slew his wife. He ends up getting his revenge and saving the life of a woman who is being terrorized by bandits. She leads El Topo (which means "the Mole" in English) on a search for the region's top four gunfighters... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Alejandro Jodorowsky - (El Topo)
Brontis Jodorowsky - (Son Of El Topo (as a boy))
Alfonso Arau - (Bandit 1)
Jose Luis Fernandez - (Bandit 2)
Gerardo Cepeda - (Bandit 4)
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Review:
Virtually out of circulation from the mid-1970s into the 1990s, performance artist/provocateur Alejandro Jodorowsky's second film El Topo claims a place in film history as the first "midnight movie." Determined to bypass traditional distribution after his experience with his first film Fando and Lis (1968), Jodorowsky sought another rou... Continue >>
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