Tusk (1980 film)
Tusk (French title: Poo Lorn L'Elephant) is a 1980 French drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Nicholas Niciphor. The screenplay concerns a young English girl and an Indian elephant who share a common destiny.[1] It is based on the 1935 novel Poo Lorn L'Elephant by Reginald Campbell.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Produced by | Eric Rochat |
| Written by | Alejandro Jodorowsky Nicholas Niciphor Jeffrey O'Kelly Reginald Campbell (novel) |
| Starring | Cyrielle Claire Anton Diffring Serge Merlin Christopher Mitchum |
| Music by | Jean-Claude Petit Guy Skornik Martin St. Pierre |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Flori |
| Distributed by | Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont |
Release date | France: November 26, 1980 |
Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1,500,000 est. |
Cast
- Cyrielle Clair as Elise
- Anton Diffring as John Morrison
- Serge Merlin as Greyson
- Christopher Mitchum as Richard Cairn
- Michel Peyrelon as Shakley
References
- Tusk (1980) at NYTimes.com
- "Titre: Poo Lorn L'elephant, Auteur: Campbell Reginald" at livres-chapitre.com (French)
- Alejandro Jodorowsky profile at Hollywood.com
External links
- Bracken, Mike. "The Horror Geek Speaks: Alejandro Jodorowsky", IGN.com, May 19, 2003
- Puchalski, Steve. Review of Tusk, hotwired.com, 1992
- Tusk at moviemeter.nl (Dutch)
- Church, David. Alejandro Jodorowsky at sensesofcinema.com
- Tusk at subcin.com
- Tusk at BFI.org
- Book Poo Lorn L'Elephant at Project Gutenberg
- Tusk at shockcinemamagazine.com, 1992
- filmexposed.com (United Kingdom), "A Chat With Alejandro Jodorowsky…"
- imperium.lenin.ru (Russian)
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