El Topo

Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky
as El Topo

Mara Lorenzio
as Mara

Brontis Jodorowsky
as Son of El Topo

David Silva
as The Colonel

Paula Romo
as Woman in Black

Jacqueline Luis David
as Small Woman

Hector Martinez
as First Master

Juan José Gurrola
as Second Master

Victor Fosado
as Third Master

Agustín Isunza
as Fourth Master

Bertha Lomelí
as Second Master's Mother

Robert John
as Brontis as a Man

Jose Antonio Alcarz
as Sheriff

Felipe Diazgarza
as Deputy

Julián de Meriche
as Priest

Alfonso Arau
as Bandit No.1

José Luis Fernández
as Bandit No.2

Alf Junco
as Bandit No.3

Gerardo Cepeda
as Bandit No.4

Rene Barrera
as Bandit No.5

Rene Alis
as Bandit No.6

Federico Gonzales
as Bandit No.7

Vincente Lara
as Bandit No.8

Pablo Leder
as Monk No.1

Giuliano Girini Sasseroli
as Monk No.2

Cristian Merkel
as Monk No.3

Aldo Grumelli
as Monk No.4

Ignacio Martinez Espana
as Armless Man

Eliseo Gardea Saucedo
as Legless Man

Carlos Lavenant
as Executioner No.1

Eliseo Pereda
as Executioner No.2

Pablo Marichal
as Slave

Beatriz Beltran Lobo
as First Woman

Carmen Lamadrid
as Second Woman

Pepita Gonzalez
as Third Woman

Cecilia Leger
as Fourth Woman

Elvira Agosti
as Fifth Woman

Antonio Alvarez
as First Prisoner

Rueben Gonzales
as Second Prisoner

Victor Manuel Osorio
as Third Prisoner

Jose Perez Bustos
as Fourth Prisoner

Eduardo Danel
as Fifth Prisoner

Álvaro García
as Sixth Prisoner

Patricio Pereda
as Child

Marcos E. Contreras
as Boxer No.1

Arturo Silva
as Boxer No.2

Valérie Tremblay
as Woman In Church

Jose Luis Gonzalez de Leon
as Man In Church

Francisco Gonzalez Salazar
as Shopkeeper

Pedro Garcia
as Man With Carrot

Federico González
as El Gordo

José Antonio Alcaraz
as Comisario

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Critic Reviews for El Topo

Audience Reviews for El Topo

• Jul 16, 2014

  Alejandro Jodorowsky crafts a stunning, visceral and action packed Western film that can actually be compared to some of the genres finest works. El Topo is a great film, a film that is unprecedented in its raw energy, and fluid direction. Cult director Judorowsky also acts, and he delivers a film that is remarkable in the way that it showcases its violence. No other Western has taken such an approach as Jodorowsky. Brilliantly shot, acted and with a great story, this is a fine picture that is almost a forgotten classic of the genre. As far as Westerns are concerns, I would call El Topo as one of the finest along with Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and The Wild Bunch. The film should definitely be rediscovered by genre fans, but due to some of its striking images, this may not appeal to everyone. If you're looking for something a bit different in the genre, El Topo is that film to watch. Alejandro Jodorowsky is a terrific filmmaker, and he doesn't compromise whatsoever. His vision is striking, unrelenting, and the sheer raw power of El Topo will grab your attention from the moment in starts. The story is well crafted and it is a film that resonates well, as Jodorowsky crafts a film that is very unique in the Western genre, a film that displays certain ideas that are the director's trademark. El Topo is a pleasant film, one that ranks among the finest in the genre, and if you've enjoyed many of the Spaghetti Westerns, you'll surely enjoy this one. The film has a raw power that makes it memorable due to its visuals, and you are simply enthralled at what you are watching. If you enjoy obscured, cult cinema, then El Topo is a film very well worth your time.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Apr 23, 2014

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  Directors C Super Reviewer
• Feb 24, 2013

  Though always intriguing and making use of stunning visuals and an evocative atmosphere, this esoteric Western of religious references is still an unripe Jodorowsky, clearly lacking in narrative structure before he started developing better his ideas in later works.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Sep 05, 2012

  An unique western classic full of surrealist, violence and symbols. El Topo is a mistical work that tells the redemption of a gunslinger that look for perfection, but just find his ending. After this we met a different face of El Topo that, again bring he to his strange end.
  Lucas M Super Reviewer

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