The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
08/10/1973
Drama, Fantasy
1h 37m
- 76% (363 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Víctor EriceDirector
- Francisco J. QuerejetaScreenplay
- Ángel Fernández SantosScreenplay
Original Title
El espíritu de la colmena
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
- beehive
- baby-snatching
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
Top Billed Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
Ana Torrent
Ana
Isabel Tellería
Isabel
Laly Soldevila
Doña Lucía
Miguel Picazo
Médico
José Villasante
Frankenstein
Juan Margallo
Fugitivo
Estanis González
Guardia civil
Ketty de la Cámara
Milagros, la criada
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A Time for Drunken Horses (76%)
