The Holy Mountain
Surrealist film: the hero makes his progress to the holy mountain to discover the lore of nine sages who have survived for thirty thousand years.
Cast & credits
Cast
- the alchemist Alejandro Jodorowsky
- the thief Horacio Salinas
- tattooed woman Ramona Saunders
- Fon de Venus Juan Ferrara
- Isla de Marte Adriana Page
- Klen de Jupitér Burt Kleiner
- Sel de Saturno Valerie Jodorowsky
- Berg de Urano Nicky Nichols
- Axon de Naptuno Richard Rutowsky
- Lut de Platón Luis Lomelí
- the prostitute Ana de Sade
- the chimpanzee Chucho Chucho
- shaven woman Leticia Robles
- shaven woman/goddess of war Connie de la Mora
- tourist David Kapralik
- tourist's wife Jacqueline Voltaire
- clown Pablo Léder
- Fon's working girl Bobby Cameron
- Klen's friend Re Debris
- Berg's wife Guadalupe Perullers
- bar owner José Antonio Alcaraz
- drugs guy Héctor Ortega
- poet Bob Taicher
- [stripper] Jane Mitchell
- [Fon's father] David Silva
- [] Marcela Ponzarelli
- [] Basilio González
Credits
Direction
- Director Alejandro Jodorowsky
- [Assistant Director] Rafael Villaseñor Kuri
Production
- ©/Production Company Abkco Films
- [Production Company] Producciones Zohar
- Executive Producer Bob Taicher
- [Producer] Roberto Viskin
- [Producer] Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Presents Allen Klein
- [Production Manager] Jorge Bekris
- [Production Supervisor] Jorge Rubio
- Post-production Manager Roger Rodewald
- Studio Mexico Estudios América
Writing
- Writer Alejandro Jodorowsky
Photography
- Photography Rafael Corkidi
- Cameraman Miguel Garzón
- Cameraman Harry Cohn
Special Effects
- Special Effects Marcelino Pacheco
Editing
- Editor Federico Landeros
Design
- Set Conception and Design Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Paintings/Sculpture Manuel Felguerez
- Paintings/Sculpture Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Paintings/Sculpture Alain Glass
- Paintings/Sculpture Luis Urías
- Wax Sculptures Antonio Neyra
- Set Construction David Antón
- Set Construction José Durán
Costumes
- Costumes Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Costumes Nicky Nichols
Make-up
- [Make-up Artist] María Eugenia Luna
Titles
- Titles If Studios Inc.
Film processing
- Opticals Pacific Title
- Filmed in TechniScope by Technicolor
Music
- Music Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Music Ron Frangipane
- Music Don Cherry
- Music Supervisor Al Steckler
- Musical Advisor Henry West
Sound
- Music Recording Engineer Brooks Arthur
- Music Recorded by A & R Studios
- Sound Supervisor Al Steckler
- [Sound] Mixer C. Robert Fine
- Sound Recorded by Inc. Reeves Cinetel
- Sound Editor Howard Lester
- Sound Effects Gonzalo Gavira
- Voice Supervisor Pat Sole
Consultant
- Translation Joanne Pottlitzer
- Original Soundtrack released by Abkco Records and Tapes
- Animal Trainer Humberto Gurza
- Animal Trainer Miguel Gurza