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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 76/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic76/100
1,062 audience votes
Key crew
- Alejandro JodorowskyDirector
- Alejandro JodorowskyScreenplay
- Don CherryOriginal Music Composer
- Ronald FrangipaneOriginal Music Composer
- Alejandro JodorowskyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alejandro JodorowskyThe Alchemist
- Horacio SalinasThe Thief
- Zamira SaundersThe Written Woman
- Juan FerraraFon
- Adriana PageIsla
- Burt KleinerKlen
- Valerie JodorowskySel
- Nicky NicholsBerg
- Richard RutowskiAxon
- Luis LomelíLut
- Ana De SadeThe Prostitute
- Jacqueline VoltaireTourist Wife
Stills
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Themes
mexicoparaplegicsymbolismsurrealsatiresurrealismthiefenlightenmentavant-gardeblasphemyalchemypsychedelic
The Best Movies of 1973
The Holy Mountain is #22 of 60
