Horror ·Comedy ·Action · Italy · 1995 · 1h 44m

The Day of the Beast

El día de la bestia

The Day of the Beast poster
Director
Álex de la Iglesia
Cast
Álex Angulo as Ángel Berriatua Santiago Segura as José María Armando De Razza as Professor Cavan Terele Pávez as Rosario Nathalie Seseña as Mina Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Susana
Crew
Flavio Martínez Labiano — Director of Photography Teresa Font — Editor Battista Lena — Original Music Composer Álex de la Iglesia — Screenplay Jorge Guerricaechevarría — Screenplay Andrés Vicente Gómez — Producer
Tagline

A devilishly dark comedy.

Synopsis

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

Trailer The Day of the Beast — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
virginneo-nazismmadrid, spainprophecytelecasterdark comedyblack magicsurrealismheavy metalhallucinogenanti-christmurder
Key Collaborators
Álex de la Iglesia Director Flavio Martínez Labiano Director of Photography Teresa Font Editor Battista Lena Original Music Composer Álex de la Iglesia Screenplay Jorge Guerricaechevarría Screenplay Andrés Vicente Gómez Producer Estíbaliz Markiegi Costume Design
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