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El elefante del rey

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.

Release Date: 2003-10-03

Original Language: es

Genres: Unknown Genre

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Cast Members

Juan Echanove

Pepe / Benito

Nacho Vigalondo

Young Manuel

Carmen Arbex

Prostitute

Fede Celada

Guitarist

Juan Querol

Bodyguard

Antonio Delgado

Book Seller

Cuca Otero

Woman in Love

Alexa Portillo

Train Passenger

David Trueba

Military Doctor

Tomás Rosón

Civil Guard #1

José Manuel Segovia

Civil Guard #2

Jesús Perea

Journalist

Lorenzo Díaz

Lorenzo Díaz - Sociologist

Gonzalo Suárez

Gonzalo Suárez - Writer

José de Portugal

José Portugal - Historian

Manuel Huete

Manuel Huete - Benito's Assistant

José María Sagone

Jesús Perea - Benito's Assistant

Federico García Méndez

Federico Gª Méndez - Royal House Liaison

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

Himself (archive footage)

Miguel Primo de Rivera

Himself (archive footage)

Rafael Alberti

Himself (archive footage)

Dámaso Berenguer

Himself (archive footage)