"See this film before it sees you"

1970

1h 37m

6.8(139 votes)

Romance

Adventure

Fantasy

Overview

Fando and his partially paralyzed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar. Based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal.

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44 members

Acting

Sergio Kleiner

Fando

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Diana Mariscal

Lis

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María Teresa Rivas

Fando's Mother

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Tamara Garina

Pope

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Juan José Arreola

Well-Dressed Man with Book

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Rene Rebetez

Unknown Role

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Amparo Villegas

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Miguel Álvarez Acosta

Unknown Role

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Raul Romero

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Writing

Julio Castillo

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Adrián Ramos

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Henry West

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Luis Urias

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Valerie Jodorowsky

Junkyard Temptress / Woman with Leg Brace

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Graciela R. de Mariscal

Entertained Woman

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Tina French

Unknown Role

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Fuensanta Zertuche

Showgirl

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Julia Marichal

Woman with Whip

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Freddy Marichal

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Alejandro Romero

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Hector Mariscal

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Rosita Oliver

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Elizabeth Moore

Young Lis

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Vicente Moore

Young Fando

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Greta Cohen

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Basha

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Miguel Kafka

Unknown Role

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Writing

Pablo Leder

Unknown Role

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Alina Sánchez

Unknown Role

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Roberto Cirou

Unknown Role

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Antonio Cepeda

Unknown Role

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Ricardo Montejano

Unknown Role

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Gabriel Weisz Carrington

Unknown Role

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René Alís

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Sergio Rendon

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Carlos Acosta

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Carlos Ancira

Narrator

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Alfonso Toledano

Doctor

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Roberto Colmenares

Unknown Role

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Jacqueline Ducolomb

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Editing

Carlos Savage

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Directing

Rafael Corkidi

Fando's Father / Well-Dressed Man with Beard (uncredited)

Directing

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Puppeteer (uncredited)

Production

Samuel Rosemberg

Well-Dressed Man with Cane (uncredited)

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Overview

Links & Resources

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

Cast & Crew

Sergio Kleiner

Diana Mariscal

María Teresa Rivas

Tamara Garina

Juan José Arreola

Rene Rebetez

Amparo Villegas

Miguel Álvarez Acosta

Raul Romero

Julio Castillo

Adrián Ramos

Henry West

Luis Urias

Valerie Jodorowsky

Graciela R. de Mariscal

Tina French

Fuensanta Zertuche

Julia Marichal

Freddy Marichal

Alejandro Romero

Hector Mariscal

Rosita Oliver

Elizabeth Moore

Vicente Moore

Greta Cohen

Basha

Miguel Kafka

Pablo Leder

Alina Sánchez

Roberto Cirou

Antonio Cepeda

Ricardo Montejano

Gabriel Weisz Carrington

René Alís

Sergio Rendon

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Ancira

Alfonso Toledano

Roberto Colmenares

Jacqueline Ducolomb

Carlos Savage

Rafael Corkidi

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Samuel Rosemberg

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