Aug 27, 1965
45 min
Full-HD

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

Mexico

Companies

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Claudio Brook

Simón

Silvia Pinal

The Devil

Hortensia Santoveña

The Mother

Enrique Álvarez Félix

Brother Matías

Francisco Reiguera

The Devil as an Old Witch

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Priest

Antonio Bravo

Priest

Enrique del Castillo

The Mutilated One

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