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Simon of the Desert (1965)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
“Sacrifice and Temptation”
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy · 45m
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Cast
Claudio Brook
Simón
Silvia Pinal
The Devil
Hortensia Santoveña
The Mother
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Brother Matías
Francisco Reiguera
The Devil as an Old Witch
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Priest
Antonio Bravo
Priest
E
Enrique del Castillo
The Mutilated One
Enrique García Álvarez
Hermano Zenón/Old monk
Eduardo MacGregor
Hermano Daniel/Monk
Glauber Rocha
Man in nightclub (uncredited)
R
Ricardo Adalid
Monk (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenplay
- Julio Alejandro, Luis Buñuel
- Director of Photography
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Original Music Composer
- Raúl Lavista
- Editor
- Carlos Savage
- Producer
- Gustavo Alatriste
Details
- Original title
- Simón del desierto
- Release date
- 1965-08-27
- Runtime
- 45m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
- Production
- Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)