The Holy Mountain

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The Holy Mountain

R

1973

2h 6m

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.

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A visual treat rich in symbolism, The Holy Mountain adds another defiantly idiosyncratic chapter to Jodorowsky's thoroughly unique filmography.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jan 24, 2020

4/5

Hardly a moment passes in this movie without a situationist display of outrageousness; it is a dream tableau of the weird and occasionally wonderful.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 8, 2011

B+

A rambling stream-of-consciousness quest that - in its final, self-conscious act - celebrates the primacy of the filmed image.

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David Fear

Time Out

Apr 21, 2007

3/6

Not even Buuel with a brainful of Woodstock's bad brown acid could have made something this gloriously screwy.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Apr 20, 2026

5/5

‘…Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain is a cruel, brutal, ethereal masterpiece…a monument to a certain kind of experimental, creative film-making that’s likely to die with its estimable creator…

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Nov 30, 2023

One of the greatest films of the Sixties...

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Nov 29, 2022

B+

Of all the Alejandro Jodorowsky films, this may be the Jodorowskiest.

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Ethan H

@RT01719255 Aug 31, 2026

If there was only ever to be one movie let it be this

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Elliott K

@Elliott.k Feb 1, 2026

This film simultaneously amazes and disturbs to a level of total vibrant surrealism. It’s a trip which enlightens you to the evils of the world and the wisdom of the cosmos.

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Madi T.

@freshtomatomadi Oct 15, 2025

So beautifully disturbing.

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Adrian M.

@adriantala Sep 6, 2025

This movie is incomparable to anything else you’ve ever watched honestly a work of art

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Chris B

@blevs Jul 18, 2025

Okay, um, WTF am I watching right now?

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Nick O

@Nicki1985 May 29, 2025

The only time I have ever felt hungover the next day just from watching a movie. Jordowsky is an alchemist with a camera and will have you questioning your beliefs by the end of this celluloid trip.

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Alejandro Jodorowsky

Director

Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Alchemist

Horacio Salinas

The Thief

Zamira Saunders

The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara

Actor

Adriana Page

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Synopsis

A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Producer: Roberto Viskin
Screenwriter: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Distributor: ABKCO Films Inc.
Production Co: ABKCO Films Inc., Producciones Zohar
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 29, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.0K
Runtime: 2h 6m

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