The Creature

The Creature

100 mins | Drama | Nov. 30, 1977

Tender and erotic love story of a respectable bourgeois housewife and a large black Alsatian dog. Shot in 1977, the film employs bestiality as a symbol of Spain's political landscape. It makes references to the massacre of Atocha and to political right wing groups that, after the death of Francisco Franco, tried to maintain the dictator’s political ideals.

The Creature

100 mins | Drama | Nov. 30, 1977

The Creature
Tender and erotic love story of a respectable bourgeois housewife and a large black Alsatian dog. Shot in 1977, the film employs bestiality as a symbol of Spain's political landscape. It makes references to the massacre of Atocha and to political right wing groups that, after the death of Francisco Franco, tried to maintain the dictator’s political ideals.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers
Original title La criatura
Directors Luis Gómez Valdivieso, Alejo Loren, Eloy de la Iglesia
Writers Enrique Barreiro

Cast

Ana Belén

as Cristina

Juan Diego

as Marcos

Claudia Gravy

as Vicky

Luis Ciges

as Luis

Manuel Pereiro

as Sacerdote

Antonio Gamero

as Empleado

Bárbara Lys

as Maestra

Francisco Melgares

as Médico

Ramón Reparaz

as Profesor Casanova

Felipe Ruiz

as Empleado Gasolinera

Amparo Climent

as Enfermera

Ángel Blanco

as Vendedor

Ángela Reyno

as Mujer 1ª

Alfredo Enrique

as Regidor

Mercedes Ariza

as Sra. Celanova

Silvia Casanova

as Mujer 2ª

Rossy Barón

as Ventrilocua (as Rossy Baron y sus muñecos)

Micky

as Bruno

Antonio Betancourt

as Ayudante TV (as Antonio Betancurt)