Simon of the Desert (1965)
Simón del desierto
Sacrifice and Temptation
45 min
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
- Release date
- August 27, 1965
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Music
- Raúl Lavista
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Trailer
Cast
- Claudio Brook as Simón
- Silvia Pinal as El diablo
- Hortensia Santoveña as Madre de Simón
- Enrique Álvarez Félix as Hermano Matías
- Francisco Reiguera as Monje viejo
- Luis Aceves Castañeda as Hermano Trifón
- Antonio Bravo as Monje
- Enrique del Castillo as El mutilado
- Enrique García Álvarez as Hermano Zenón
- Eduardo MacGregor as Hermano Daniel
- Glauber Rocha as Man in nightclub (uncredited)
- Ricardo Adalid as Monk (uncredited)
- Victorio Blanco as Monje viejo/Old monk (uncredited)
- Jesús Fernández as Dwarf Goatherd (uncredited)
- Nathanael León as Monk (uncredited)
- Rubén Márquez as Monk (uncredited)
- Silvia Pinal as The Devil
- Enrique Álvarez Félix as Young monk
- Hortensia Santoveña as The mother
- Francisco Reiguera as Old monk
- Luis Aceves Castañeda as Monk
- Enrique García Álvarez as Old monk
- Antonio Bravo as Monk
- Enrique del Castillo as The Mutilated One
- Eduardo MacGregor as Monk
Crew
- Luis Buñuel · Director
- Luis Buñuel · Writer
- Julio Alejandro · Writer
- Gustavo Alatriste · Producer
- Raúl Lavista · Composer
- Gabriel Figueroa · Cinematographer
- Carlos Savage · Editor