El elefante del rey

2003 0h 29m ES

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 5

ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Juan Echanove
Pepe / Benito
Leonor Watling
María
José Antonio San Juan
Alfonso XIII
Nacho Vigalondo
Young Manuel
Guillermo García-Ramos
Young Jesús
Paco Jiménez Luna
Paco
Carmen Arbex
Prostitute
Elvira Heras
Dancer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Víctor García León
Writers: Víctor García León, Carlos Higinio Esteban
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Víctor García León, shot by Mischa Lluch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David San José. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Juan Echanove and Leonor Watling and José Antonio San Juan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0382662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Víctor García León directs. Mischa Lluch behind the camera. David San José scores. José Salcedo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Directed by Víctor García León, shot by Mischa Lluch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David San José. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Juan Echanove and Leonor Watling and José Antonio San Juan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0382662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.