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The Day of the Beast is a espagnol film of genre Thriller directed by Álex de la Iglesia released in USA on 23 december 1998 with Álex Angulo

The Day of the Beast (1995)

El día de la bestia

The Day of the Beast
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Released in USA 23 december 1998
Length 1h43
OriginEspagne
Genres Thriller,    Comedy,    Horror comedy,    Fantasy,    Action,    Horror,    Crime
Rating72% 3.649513.649513.649513.649513.64951

The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la Bestia) is a 1995 Spanish black comedy horror action film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. Both Maria Grazia Cucinotta and El Gran Wyoming have small roles in the film as well.

Synopsis

The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). By committing multiple sins, the priest hopes to sell his soul, so that he can be at the birth of the Antichrist and kill it before it can destroy the world. The priest and the death metal salesmen kidnap the host, so he can help them in summoning the devil. The ritual requires the blood of a virgin and while on his quest to get it, the priest accidentally kills the salesmen's mother and close friend. During the ritual, in which the main characters go on an "acid trip", the devil manifests and, not being fooled by the priests actions, he does not reveal the location of the Antichrist. The trio eventually track down the birthplace of the Antichrist. The salesman is killed by the Antichrist and the devil's minions attack and badly burn the host, but the priest is able to kill them and the Antichrist. After the events, the priest and the host become homeless drifters.

Actors

Álex Angulo

(Ángel Berriatua)Santiago Segura

(José María)Maria Grazia Cucinotta

(Susana)Terele Pávez

(Rosario)Jaime Blanch

(Toyota 1)
And :
El Gran Wyoming
Jimmy Barnatan
Antonio de la Torre
Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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