The Holy Mountain

1973 115 min ★ 7.5 Drama

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

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Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Alchemist

Horacio Salinas

The Thief

Zamira Saunders

The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara

Fon

Adriana Page

Isla

Burt Kleiner

Klen

Valerie Jodorowsky

Sel

Nicky Nichols

Berg

Richard Rutowski

Axon

Luis Lomelí

Lut

Details

Director

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Screenplay

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Status

Released

Original Language

ES

Budget

$750,000

Revenue

$96,262

Production

ABKCO Films

Reviews

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Sigeki Ogino

October 2, 2022

★ 10/10

This video work is visualized, "psychotherapy". It is truly in the realm of the divine. The numerous famous scenes, eccentric, unusually colorful, erotic, gross-out, and fully materialized by the alchemy of Mr. Alexandre Jodorowsky, can sufficiently heal patients with "mental disorders" as "psychotherapy" even if there is no dialogue in them. And the film is an ensemble of images of the perverts o...

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sharkgummies

January 18, 2026

★ 6/10

This is crazy. Imagine if art, god and a fever dream made a movie together. That's this. Half time i was like: ''what is going on?... oh, i get it... i don't get it...'' and that's the point. Every frame is loaded with symbolism and characters who represent systems rather than people. It’s often uncomfortable, sometimes absurd, occasionally funny, and intentionally excessive. The film isn’t su...

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The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

July 29, 2026

★ 9/10

Whatever you are expecting -- nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing can prepare you for the viewing experience of Alejandro Jodorowsky's **THE HOLY MOUNTAIN**. If Warhol, Salvador Dali, David Lynch and Roald Dahl made a film together, you might get something like Jodorowsky's surrealist **THE HOLY MOUNTAIN**. Either the work of a genius, madman, or both -- Jodorowsky's film is a taboo-break...