The Holy Mountain (1973 film)

The Holy Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlejandro Jodorowsky
Written byAlejandro Jodorowsky
Produced by
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Roberto Viskin
Starring
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Horacio Salinas
  • Zamira Saunders
CinematographyRafael Corkidi
Edited by
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Federico Landeros
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byABKCO Films
Release dates
  • May 1973 (1973-05) (Cannes)
  • 27 November 1973 (1973-11-27) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryMexico
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$750,000[1][2]
Box office$104,160 (reissue)[3]

The Holy Mountain (Spanish: La montaña sagrada) is a 1973 Mexican surrealist film directed, written, produced, co-scored, co-edited by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also participated as a set designer and costume designer on the film.[4] Following Jodorowsky's underground hit El Topo (1970), acclaimed by both John Lennon and George Harrison, the film was produced by the Beatles manager Allen Klein of ABKCO Music and Records. John Lennon and Yoko Ono put up production money. It was shown at various international film festivals in 1973, including Cannes,[5] and limited screenings in New York and San Francisco.

  1. ^ Jones, Will (27 July 2017). "10 Reasons Why "The Holy Mountain" is The Best Surreal Movie Ever". Taste of Cinema. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Smalley, Gregory J. (30 March 2011). "83. The Holy Mountain (1973)". 366 Weird Movies. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "The Holy Mountain (1973)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ Verrone, William E.B. (11 October 2011). The Avant-Garde Feature Film: A Critical History. McFarland. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8881-0.
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Holy Mountain". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.