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Also known as The Sacred Mountain, Holy Mountain

1973 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Film · TMDB

7.5

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

Released: 1973-11-29113 minDir: Alejandro JodorowskyDramaBudget: $750,000Box office: $96,262

Cast

  • Alejandro Jodorowsky as The Alchemist
  • Horacio Salinas as The Thief
  • Zamira Saunders as The Written Woman
  • Juan Ferrara as Fon
  • Adriana Page as Isla
  • Burt Kleiner as Klen

Themes

  • mexico
  • paraplegic
  • symbolism
  • surreal
  • satire
  • surrealism
  • thief
  • enlightenment
  • avant-garde
  • blasphemy

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Ratings

IMDb

7.7/10

52,626 votes

Year
1973
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Mexico
Original language
English language
Cast member
Blanca Sánchez
Composer
Don Cherry
Producer
Allen Klein
Production company
ABKCO Records
Cinematographer
Rafael Corkidi
Filming location
Mexico
Duration
114
FilmAffinity ID
229503
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1975-07-11
title
The Holy Mountain
distributed by
Netflix
costume designer
Alejandro Jodorowsky
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
76/100
capital cost
750000
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