Tusk (1980 film)
1980 French film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1980 French film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 of the Elephants by Reginald Campbell.[2][3]
| Tusk | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film Poster by Jean Giraud | |
| Directed by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Written by | Alejandro Jodorowsky Nicholas Niciphor Jeffrey O'Kelly Reginald Campbell (novel) |
| Produced by | Eric Rochat |
| Starring | Cyrielle Claire Anton Diffring Serge Merlin Christopher Mitchum |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Flori |
| Music by | Jean-Claude Petit Guy Skornik Martin St. Pierre |
| Distributed by | Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont |
Release dates | France: November 26, 1980 |
Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
In a 2016 interview published by Sight & Sound, Jodorowsky shared his thoughts on Tusk:
"For me, Tusk is a film as valuable as El Topo, only it is for children. What we have seen so far is an incomplete cut. But the producer, a crook like all filmmakers, declared bankruptcy, got the money in his pocket and fled, leaving the installation unfinished. I am still to this day fighting for the rights and the final cut, remastering and resubmission."[4]
