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The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$750000

Revenue

$96262

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

7.553/10

Release Date

29 November 1973

Country

Mexico

Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Alchemist

Horacio Salinas

Horacio Salinas

The Thief

Zamira Saunders

Zamira Saunders

The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara

Juan Ferrara

Fon

Adriana Page

Adriana Page

Isla

Burt Kleiner

Burt Kleiner

Klen

Valerie Jodorowsky

Valerie Jodorowsky

Sel

Nicky Nichols

Nicky Nichols

Berg

Richard Rutowski

Richard Rutowski

Axon

Luis Lomelí

Luis Lomelí

Lut

Ana De Sade

Ana De Sade

The Prostitute

Jacqueline Voltaire

Jacqueline Voltaire

Tourist Wife

Chucho-Chucho

Chucho-Chucho

The Chimpanzee

Letícia Robles

Letícia Robles

Bald Woman 1

Connie De La Mora

Connie De La Mora

Bald Woman 2

David Kapralik

David Kapralik

Tourist

Pablo Leder

Pablo Leder

Circus Barker

Bobby Cameron

Bobby Cameron

Fon's Working Girl

Re Debris

Re Debris

Klen's Lover

Lupita Peruyero

Lupita Peruyero

Berg's Wife

José Antonio Alcaraz

José Antonio Alcaraz

Pantheon's Bar Owner

Héctor Ortega

Héctor Ortega

Drug Master

Robert Taicher

Robert Taicher

Poet

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

(uncredited)

Manuel Dondé

Manuel Dondé

Wanderer (uncredited)

Marcela López Rey

Marcela López Rey

Prostitute (uncredited)

David Silva

David Silva

Fon's Father (uncredited)

Jane Mitchell

Jane Mitchell

Stripteaser (uncredited)

Cameron Oppenheimer

Cameron Oppenheimer

Fon's Working Girl (as Bobby Cameron)

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