El Topo

Summary

El Topo is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,722 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• El Topo's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• El Topo was directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky^[4].
• Alejandro Jodorowsky wrote the screenplay for El Topo^[5].
• El Topo's composer is recorded as Alejandro Jodorowsky^[6].
• El Topo's composer is recorded as Nacho Méndez^[7].
• El Topo's genre is Western film^[8].
• El Topo's genre is drama film^[9].
• El Topo's genre is midnight movie^[10].
• El Topo's genre is acid Western^[11].
• A cast member of El Topo was Alejandro Jodorowsky^[12].
• A cast member of El Topo was Alfonso Arau^[13].
• A cast member of El Topo was Brontis Jodorowsky^[14].
• A cast member of El Topo was David Silva^[15].
• El Topo was produced by Juan López Moctezuma^[16].
• El Topo's director of photography is recorded as Rafael Corkidi^[17].
• The original language of El Topo was Spanish^[18].
• El Topo was distributed by video on demand^[19].
• El Topo's review score is recorded as 80%^[20].
• El Topo's review score is recorded as 7.1/10^[21].
• El Topo's review score is recorded as 65/100^[22].
• El Topo's color is recorded as color^[23].
• El Topo's country of origin is recorded as Mexico^[24].
• El Topo's country of origin is recorded as United States^[25].
• El Topo was published on December 18, 1970^[26].
• El Topo was released on February 28, 1975^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1971-12-27^[30]

• Genre(s): cinematic classical, psychedelic rock, third stream, waltz^[31]

• Community tags: cinematic classical, film score, psychedelic rock, third stream, waltz^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: f676fbdd-4740-3853-b628-79dce9b36083^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

El Topo was produced by Juan López Moctezuma^[16]. It was directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky^[4]. Alejandro Jodorowsky wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Alejandro Jodorowsky^[12], Alfonso Arau^[13], Brontis Jodorowsky^[14], and David Silva^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 18, 1970^[26], February 28, 1975^[27], and November 4, 1971^[34]. The original language of El Topo was Spanish^[18]. Genres include Western film^[8], drama film^[9], midnight movie^[10], and acid Western^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[19].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include quest^[35], enlightenment^[36], redemption^[37], violence^[38], and outsider^[39].

Reception

Reviews include 80%^[20], 7.1/10^[21], and 65/100^[22].

Why It Matters

El Topo ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,722 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]