El elefante del rey
03/10/2003
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.
Movie Information
Juan Echanove
as Pepe / Benito
Leonor Watling
as María
José Antonio San Juan
as Alfonso XIII
Nacho Vigalondo
as Young Manuel
Guillermo García-Ramos
as Young Jesús
Paco Jiménez Luna
as Paco
Carmen Arbex
as Prostitute
Elvira Heras
as Dancer
Fede Celada
as Guitarist
Juan Querol
as Bodyguard
Eduardo Gómez
as Manager
Alejandro Naranjo
as Waiter
Antonio Delgado
as Book Seller
Pedro García-Ramos
as Man in Love
Cuca Otero
as Woman in Love
Alexa Portillo
as Train Passenger
Alejandro Garrido
as Official
David Trueba
as Military Doctor
Tomás Rosón
as Civil Guard #1
José Manuel Segovia
as Civil Guard #2
Jesús Perea
as Journalist
Lorenzo Díaz
as Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist
Gonzalo Suárez
as Gonzalo Suárez - Writer
José de Portugal
as José Portugal - Historian
Manuel Huete
as Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant
José María Sagone
as Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant
Federico García Méndez
as Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
as Himself (archive footage)
Miguel Primo de Rivera
as Himself (archive footage)
Rafael Alberti
as Himself (archive footage)
Dámaso Berenguer
as Himself (archive footage)
