The Day of the Beast

This article is about the 1995 film. For other uses, see The Day of the Beast (disambiguation).
The Day of the Beast
Theatrical release poster by Oscar Mariné
SpanishEl día de la bestia
Directed byÁlex de la Iglesia
Written byJorge Guerricaechevarría
Álex de la Iglesia
Produced byAndrés Vicente Gómez
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Martínez Labiano
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byBattista Lena
Production
companies
  • Sogetel
  • Iberoamericana Films
  • M.G. S.R.L.
Release date
  • 20 October 1995 (1995-10-20) (Spain)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Italy
LanguageSpanish
Budget300 million ₧
Box office€4,367,321

The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la bestia) is a 1995 Spanish-Italian black comedy[n. 1] film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura.

The plot concerns the unorthodox attempts of a Basque priest (Angulo) to avert the birth of the Antichrist in Madrid during Christmas Eve, teaming up with a metalhead (Segura) and an occult fraudster (De Razza). The film, marketed as "a satanic comedy",[2] was well received by critics and audiences in Spain, and sparked interest in the director's filmography and style of directing.

It earned numerous accolades, including the Goya Award for Best Director for Álex de la Iglesia.

  1. ^ Buse, Triana Toribio & Willis 2007, p. 59.
  2. ^ Kercher, Dona (2015). Latin Hitchcock: How Almodóvar, Amenábar, De la Iglesia, Del Toro, and Campanella Became Notorious. Columbia University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-231-17208-0. Retrieved 2022-07-29.


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