El elefante del rey (2003)
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.
Director: Víctor García León
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Juan Echanove as Pepe / Benito |
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Leonor Watling as María |
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José Antonio San Juan as Alfonso XIII |
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Nacho Vigalondo as Young Manuel |
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Guillermo García-Ramos as Young Jesús |
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Paco Jiménez Luna as Paco |
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Carmen Arbex as Prostitute |
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Elvira Heras as Dancer |
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Fede Celada as Guitarist |
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Juan Querol as Bodyguard |
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Eduardo Gómez as Manager |
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Alejandro Naranjo as Waiter |
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Antonio Delgado as Book Seller |
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Pedro García-Ramos as Man in Love |
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Cuca Otero as Woman in Love |
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Alexa Portillo as Train Passenger |
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Alejandro Garrido as Official |
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David Trueba as Military Doctor |
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Tomás Rosón as Civil Guard #1 |
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José Manuel Segovia as Civil Guard #2 |
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Jesús Perea as Journalist |
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Lorenzo Díaz as Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist |
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Gonzalo Suárez as Gonzalo Suárez - Writer |
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José de Portugal as José Portugal - Historian |
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Manuel Huete as Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant |
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José María Sagone as Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant |
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Federico García Méndez as Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison |
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King Alfonso XIII of Spain as Himself (archive footage) |
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Miguel Primo de Rivera as Himself (archive footage) |
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Rafael Alberti as Himself (archive footage) |
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Dámaso Berenguer as Himself (archive footage) |
| Directing | Víctor García León | Director |
| Writing | Carlos Higinio Esteban | Writer |
| Writing | Víctor García León | Writer |
| Editing | José Salcedo | Editor |
| Directing | Rómulo Aguillaume | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Domingo Lizcano | Sculptor |
| Camera | Pablo Bürmann | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mischa Lluch | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Eva Ungría | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Carlos Garrido | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David San José | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Raúl Lasvignes | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Antonio Camarasa | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Colin Arthur | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Carlos Higinio Esteban | Art Direction |
| Art | José María Hernández | Art Direction |
| Directing | Pilar Hexel | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Leonor Watling | Songs |
| Production | Daniel Hoyo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Juan Carlos Zambrana | Production Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irma de la Guardia | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Jorge Poó | Still Photographer |
| Art | Koldo Jones | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yolanda Álvarez | Makeup & Hair |
