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Writers:
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 December 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
A devilishly dark comedy
Plot:
A basque priest finds by means of a cabalistic study of the bible that the anti-christ is going to be born on Christmas day in Madrid... more | add synopsis
Awards:
15 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Clearly underrated more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Álex Angulo ... Cura (as Alex Angulo)
Armando De Razza ... Cavan
Santiago Segura ... José María
Terele Pávez ... Rosario (as Terele Pavez)
Nathalie Seseña ... Mina

Maria Grazia Cucinotta ... Susana
Gianni Ippoliti ... Productor
Jaime Blanch ... Toyota 1
David Pinilla ... Toyota 2
Antonio Dechent ... Toyota 3
Ignacio Carreño ... Toyota 4
Saturnino García ... Sacerdote anciano (as Saturnino Garcia)
El Gran Wyoming ... Nuevo Cavan
Pololo ... Abuelo terminal
Higinio Barbero ... Satán
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il giorno della bestia (Italy)
The Day of the Beast
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong brutal violence, language, drug use and brief nudity.
Runtime:
103 min | USA:99 min
Country:
Spain | Italy
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Aránzazu, Euskadi, Spain more
Company:
Canal+ España more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: The last scene takes place nine months after Christmas, but the flowers and trees in the park show that it's early spring. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Drag Me to Hell (2009) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Clearly underrated, 27 June 2006
10/10
Author: joalogon (joalogon@yahoo.es) from Spain

A complete cult film in Spain.

I think Alex is one of the most original talents in nowadays cinema. And not only in Spain, all over the world.

You have to realize what it means to issue such a film, and what a danger you take. How he uses black humour and keeps tension on every scene is incredible. And he has shown that in every one of his films, specially in The perfect crime (a pearl of how to use black humour), 800 bullets and Common Wealth. These are films to take with an open mind, no previous thoughts of what are you going to find. I'm still surprised at each one of his new films.

A masterpiece, but not a film for everybody.

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