
El elefante del rey
North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an apparently irrelevant act that, however, will be paramount to understand the Spain of 20th century; an animal from far lands that will become a symbol of the Second Spanish Republic, the communist movement and many other things; a royal hunting that marks the beginning of a bizarre story of jealousy, passion, political intrigues and taxidermy.
Release Date: 2003-10-03
Comedy
TV Movie
★★★★★★★★★★ (3 votes)
Casts

Juan Echanove
as Pepe / Benito

Leonor Watling
as María

Nacho Vigalondo
as Young Manuel

Fede Celada
as Guitarist

Eduardo Gómez
as Manager

Alejandro Naranjo
as Waiter

David Trueba
as Military Doctor

Gonzalo Suárez
as Gonzalo Suárez - Writer

King Alfonso XIII of Spain
as Himself (archive footage)