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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Dagon
"A cursed people... an ancient cult... a nightmare come true."
2001 1h 35m EN
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★6.1TMDB · 502
FantasyHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...
“A cursed people... an ancient cult... a nightmare come true.”
Cast
Ezra Godden
Paul Marsh
Francisco Rabal
Ezequiel
Raquel Meroño
Bárbara
Macarena Gómez
Uxía Cambarro
Brendan Price
Howard
Birgit Bofarull
Vicki
Uxía Blanco
Ezequiel's Mother
Ferran Lahoz
Priest
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Writers
- H.P. Lovecraft, Dennis Paoli
- Languages
- English, Galician, Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Galician, Spanish.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stuart Gordon, shot by Carlos Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Carles Cases. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jaume Vilalta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ezra Godden and Francisco Rabal and Raquel Meroño carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stuart Gordon directs. Carlos Suárez behind the camera. Carles Cases scores. Jaume Vilalta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in English, Galician, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Galician, Spanish.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Stuart Gordon, shot by Carlos Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Carles Cases. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Jaume Vilalta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Ezra Godden and Francisco Rabal and Raquel Meroño carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "A cursed people... an ancient cult... a nightmare come true.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0264508 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 15 themes, including "suicide", "dreams", "spain", "sibling relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Carlos Suárez
- Original score
- Carles Cases
- Editing
- Jaume Vilalta
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,800,000
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Dagon (2001)
Also by
Stuart Gordon
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Gimly★ 6/10
Tick another one off the list of "Movies I watched because they are sampled in God Module songs". Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.
Production companies
Who made it
Castelao Productions
ES
- ES
Estudios Picasso
ES
TV3
ES
TVG
ES
- VÍ
Vía Digital
ES
Xunta de Galicia
ES
ICEC
ES
Key crew
- EditorJaume Vilalta
- NovelH.P. Lovecraft
- Original StoryH.P. Lovecraft
- Executive ProducerJulio Fernández
- ProducerBrian Yuzna
- Executive ProducerCarlos Fernández
- Special Effects TechnicianJuan Serrano
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- dreams
- spain
- sibling relationship
- nightmare
- sacrifice
- octopus
- mutant
- gore
- god
- cthulhu
- giant octopus
- blood
- lovecraftian
- flaying
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2001-10-12
Also known as
International titles
- Dagon: la secta del marES
- HP Lovecrafts DagonDE
- H.P. Lovecraft's DagonDE
- DagonDE
- DAGON -ダゴン-JP
- DAGON ダゴンJP
