The Day of the Beast
7.3
“A devilishly dark comedy.”
When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.
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Cast
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Álex Angulo
Ángel Berriatua
Known for
Pan's Labyrinth
Mutant Action
Santiago Segura
José María
Known for
Father There Is Only One
Pacific Rim
Armando De Razza
Professor Cavan
Known for
Olé
Ay, Carmela!
Terele Pávez
Rosario
Known for
The Bar
The Holy Innocents
Nathalie Seseña
Mina
Known for
La que se avecina
Alpha Males
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Susana
Known for
The Postman
The Rite
Saturnino García
Priest
Known for
Mutant Action
Lovers: A True Story
Gianni Ippoliti
Producer
Known for
The Friends at the Margherita Café
Jaime Blanch
Toyota 1
Known for
The Ministry of Time
Mutant Action
David Pinilla
Toyota 2
Also in
The Assassination of Carreto Blanco
Running Out of Time
Antonio Dechent
Toyota 3
Known for
The Plague
Boy Missing
Ignacio Carreño
Toyota 4
Known for
Men of War
Álex de la Iglesia Director · Jorge Guerricaechevarría Screenplay Battista Lena Composer
Worldwide gross $4.4M · United States release December 23, 1998 · Produced in Italy, Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,367,497
Production
Iberoamericana Films Produccion
Production
Sogetel
Production
M.G. S.r.l.
Production
StudioCanal
Studio · Production
Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)
Production
Italy · Spain
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Languages
Original title
El día de la bestia
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1995
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Spain · October 20, 1995
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 1998
Theatrical
United States
April 5, 1997 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 1995 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
July 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 2000 · Physical · Video
Japan
October 11, 1997 · Theatrical
October 10, 2014 · Premiere · Latin Beat Film Festival
Netherlands
April 18, 1996 · Premiere · Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Portugal
February 10, 1997 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
February 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Romania
October 20, 1995 · Premiere
South Korea
January 18, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
October 12, 1995 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
April 6, 2012 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 26, 1997 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
March 26, 1997 · Theatrical · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
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