El elefante del rey
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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.
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Juan Echanove
Pepe / Benito
Known for
The Legend of El Cid
The Flower of My Secret
Leonor Watling
María
Known for
Talk to Her
The Oxford Murders
Víctor García León
Also in
Ilusión
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt
Carlos Higinio Esteban
Daniel Hoyo
José Antonio San Juan
Alfonso XIII
No other roles listed
José Salcedo
Nacho Vigalondo
Young Manuel
Known for
Timecrimes
La Mesías
Colin Arthur
Guillermo García-Ramos
Young Jesús
Also in
Cage Fight
From Kuleshov to Berlanga
Rómulo Aguillaume
Paco Jiménez Luna
Paco
No other roles listed
Víctor García León Director · Carlos Higinio Esteban Writer David San José Composer
First release October 3, 2003 · Produced in Spain
Production
Malatarde Producciones
Production
Spain
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · October 3, 2003
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