The Fist of Death

"Santo gets involved in a fight between two sisters over a powerful crystal from space."

1982 1h 37m ES

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★5.0TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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In the far east the star of great power is stolen by an ambitious woman, who was jealous of the jungle girl who was sent by the gods, also succeeds in kidnapping her. This mission will only be solved by Santo, the masked man of silver who will have to save the girl and recover the star to return the tranquility to the town.

“Santo gets involved in a fight between two sisters over a powerful crystal from space.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo
Grace Renat
Kungyan / Queria
César Sobrevals
Raguri
Steve Cheng
Prince Ching-Ka
Tinieblas
Tinieblas
Sandra Duarte
The Jungle Girl
Carlos Suárez
Cliff
Gilberto Trujillo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna
Writers: Ramón Obón, Alfredo B. Crevenna, Sergio Álvarez
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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El Santo and Grace Renat and César Sobrevals carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Santo gets involved in a fight between two sisters over a powerful crystal from space.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11562864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfredo B. Crevenna directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4El Santo and Grace Renat and César Sobrevals carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Santo gets involved in a fight between two sisters over a powerful crystal from space.".
6IMDB entry: tt11562864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "wrestling", "sorcery", "sorceress", "el santo".

The technical file

Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: The Fist of Death (1982)

Part of

El Santo Collection

A collection of films starring the luchador El Santo on his various adventures, sometimes teaming up with his in-ring rivals Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.