El elefante del rey

Oct 3, 2003

0h 29m

★ 6.3

Overview

North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an apparently irrelevant act that, however, will be paramount to understand the Spain of 20th century; an animal from far lands that will become a symbol of the Second Spanish Republic, the communist movement and many other things; a royal hunting that marks the beginning of a bizarre story of jealousy, passion, political intrigues and taxidermy.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Malatarde Producciones

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Cast

Pepe / Benito

Juan Echanove

María

Leonor Watling

Alfonso XIII

José Antonio San Juan

Young Manuel

Nacho Vigalondo

Young Jesús

Guillermo García-Ramos

Paco

Paco Jiménez Luna

Prostitute

Carmen Arbex

Dancer

Elvira Heras

Guitarist

Fede Celada

Bodyguard

Juan Querol

Manager

Eduardo Gómez

Waiter

Alejandro Naranjo

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