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Auction History Result 7m207 EL TOPO Italian lrg pbusta '74 Alejandro Jodorowsky bizarre cult classic, weird image! Date Sold 12/2/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1974 (from the first release of this movie in Italy) Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Photobusta Movie Poster (lrg pbusta; measures 26 1/4" x 36 3/4" [67 x 93 cm]) (Learn More) El Topo (literally translates to "The Mole"), the 1969 Alejandro Jodorowsky Mexican bizarre south-of-the-border difficult-to-comprehend surreal cowboy revenge western (about a gunfighter named El Topo, who is traveling on horseback in Mexico with his young son, who is naked, and he passes through a town where most of the inhabitants were slaughtered by gunmen, and he sets out to kill those responsible) starring Brontis Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Jose Legarreta, Alfonso Arau, and David Silva. There is much that is unclear about the initial release of this movie. Jodorowsky made it in Mexico in 1969, apparently not intending it to be released in his home country. It was shown in a private screening at the Museum of Modern Art in 1970, and Ben Barenholtz, the owner of the Elgin Theater (a New York City arthouse theater), was able to arrange for a single midnight showing at the Elgin Theater, and its successful reception led to an engagement at the Elgin Theater from December 1970 to June 1971. Some say that John Lennon saw and loved the movie, and finally, in 1975, he reportedly helped it gain a national distributor (ABKCO Films, owned by Allen Klein, The Beatles' manager), and it was distributed throughout the U.S. in 1975, mostly in midnight showings, due to the controversial nature of the movie. Prior to 1975, the movie never had a normal release, and many prints of it had portions cut out, but it did finally receive an official DVD release in 2007. Since the early 1990s, Jodorowsky tried to make a sequel to this movie. In 1996, a teaser one-sheet was released, but no filming had been started. It was originally intended to be called "Los Hijos del Topo" (The Sons of El Topo), but Allen Klein claimed ownership of the title "El Topo", and Jodorowsky changed the sequel title to "Abelcain", and the name of the lead character to "El Toro" (The Bull). In 2002, it was said that Marilyn Manson was going to star in the movie, but the project never ended up being filmed, but finally, in 2016, a graphic novel version of the sequel was released, called "Sons of El Topo". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that it is difficult to accurately date Italian posters, and some unmarked re-release posters can be extremely difficult to distinguish from first releases, so please bear that in mind before you place a bid. We used our best information to date this poster, but we can't always guarantee that the Italian posters we sell are not from an unmarked re-release, but this will only prove to be true in a very tiny number of cases. Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. There is a diagonal crease in the lower left corner and there are creases and scuff marks scattered throughout the poster (as is typical of Italian photobustas). There are some pinholes scattered throughout the poster (mostly in background and border areas). Learn More about condition grades 
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