The Spirit of the Beehive

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by

Víctor Erice

Written by

Ángel Fernández Santos, Víctor Erice

Cast

Ana Torrent

Ana

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando

Teresa Gimpera

Teresa

IS

Isabel Tellería

Isabel

Laly Soldevila

Doña Lucía

Miguel Picazo

Médico

José Villasante

Frankenstein

Juan Margallo

Fugitivo

Estanis González

Guardia civil

KE

Ketty de la Cámara

Milagros, la criada

Details

Released

October 8, 1973

Runtime

1h 39m

Status

Released

Language

ES

Original title

El espíritu de la colmena

Country

Spain

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