El Topo (1971)

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Alejandro Jodorowsky director previously directed Fando & Lis

An allegorical western about a gunslinger seeking to better himself through battle.
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Video game designer Goichi Suda (aka Suda51) has stated that El Topo was one of the inspirations behind his video game No More Heroes.

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Alejandro Jodorowsky El Topo
Brontis Jodorowsky Son of El Topo, as a boy
José Legarreta Dying Man
Alfonso Arau Bandit #1
José Luis Fernández Bandit #2
Alf Junco Bandit #3
Gerardo Zepeda Bandit #4
René Barrera Bandit #5
René Alís Bandit #6
Federico Gonzáles Bandit #7
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El Topo has become a cult classic due to its heavy religious symbolism and strange use of maimed and dwarf characters.
 
The title "El Topo" means "Mole." The meaning behind this is that the main character is like a creature who lives underground, in the darkness, but eventually burrows his way upwards into the light.
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Name El Topo
US Release April 15, 1971
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Runtime 125
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Spanish
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Western
Adventure
Fantasy
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fantasy
indie
magic
religious
redemption
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