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Simon of the Desert

7.6 45 mins Comedy   Drama   Fantasy   1965
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)  
Director(s): Luis Buñuel

Release Date: 27 Fri, Aug 1965

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.

Casts of Simon of the Desert

Claudio Brook

as Simón

Silvia Pinal

as The Devil

Hortensia Santoveña

as The Mother

Enrique Álvarez Félix

as Brother Matías

Francisco Reiguera

as The Devil as an Old Witch

Antonio Bravo

as Priest

Enrique del Castillo

as The Mutilated One

Enrique García Álvarez

as Hermano Zenón/Old monk

Eduardo MacGregor

as Hermano Daniel/Monk

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)

Ángel Merino

as Rich man (uncredited)

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