The Spirit of the Beehive

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The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Directed by Víctor Erice

Drama, Fantasy · 1h 39m

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

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Cast

Ana Torrent Ana Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Teresa Gimpera Teresa
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Isabel Tellería Isabel Laly Soldevila Doña Lucía Miguel Picazo Médico José Villasante Frankenstein Juan Margallo Fugitivo Estanis González Guardia civil
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Ketty de la Cámara Milagros, la criada

Crew

Director
Víctor Erice
Screenplay
Ángel Fernández Santos
Writer
Víctor Erice
Director of Photography
Luis Cuadrado
Original Music Composer
Luis de Pablo
Editor
Pablo G. del Amo
Producer
Elías Querejeta

Details

Original title
El espíritu de la colmena
Release date
1973-10-08
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Spain
Production
Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito