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.
Year
2003
Country
ES
Language
Spanish
Release date
3 October 2003
TMDB
6.4 (5)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Juan Echanove
Pepe / Benito
Leonor Watling
María
J
José Antonio San Juan
Alfonso XIII
Nacho Vigalondo
Young Manuel
G
Guillermo García-Ramos
Young Jesús
P
Paco Jiménez Luna
Paco
C
Carmen Arbex
Prostitute
E
Elvira Heras
Dancer
Fede Celada
Guitarist
J
Juan Querol
Bodyguard
Eduardo Gómez
Manager
Alejandro Naranjo
Waiter
A
Antonio Delgado
Book Seller
P
Pedro García-Ramos
Man in Love
C
Cuca Otero
Woman in Love
A
Alexa Portillo
Train Passenger
A
Alejandro Garrido
Official
David Trueba
Military Doctor
T
Tomás Rosón
Civil Guard #1
J
José Manuel Segovia
Civil Guard #2
J
Jesús Perea
Journalist
L
Lorenzo Díaz
Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist
Gonzalo Suárez
Gonzalo Suárez - Writer
J
José de Portugal
José Portugal - Historian
Manuel Huete
Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant
J
José María Sagone
Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant
F
Federico García Méndez
Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Himself (archive footage)
M
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Himself (archive footage)
R
Rafael Alberti
Himself (archive footage)
D
Dámaso Berenguer
Himself (archive footage)
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