"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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Cast & Crew

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

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Amparo Villegas

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Miguel Álvarez Acosta

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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

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Writing

Pablo Leder

Unknown Role

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Alina Sánchez

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Roberto Cirou

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Antonio Cepeda

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Ricardo Montejano

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Gabriel Weisz Carrington

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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

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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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