Movie
Santa Sangre
Overview
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-11-24
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Productora Fílmica Real, Produzioni Intersound
- Country
- Italy, Mexico
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Axel Jodorowsky as Fenix
- Blanca Guerra as Concha
- Guy Stockwell as Orgo
- Thelma Tixou as The Tattooed Woman
- Sabrina Dennison as Alma
- Adan Jodorowsky as Young Fenix
- Faviola Elenka Tapia as Young Alma
- Teo Jodorowsky as Pimp
- Jesús Juárez as Aladin
- Gloria Contreras as Rubi
- Mary Aranza as Fat Prostitute
- Sergio Bustamante as Monsignor
Crew
- Alejandro Jodorowsky - Director
- Claudio Argento - Screenplay
- Roberto Leoni - Screenplay
- Alejandro Jodorowsky - Screenplay
- Alejandro Jodorowsky - Story
- Roberto Leoni - Story
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