El espíritu de la colmena · 1973

The Spirit of the Beehive

Víctor Erice · 98 min · Spain

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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Awards

7 wins & 1 nomination total

Production companies

Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito

Locations

Filming

Madrid

Setting

España

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Cast

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  Ana Torrent

  Ana

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  Fernando Fernán Gómez

  Fernando

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  Teresa Gimpera

  Teresa

• Isabel Tellería

  Isabel

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  Laly Soldevila

  Doña Lucía

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  Miguel Picazo

  Médico

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  José Villasante

  Frankenstein

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  Juan Margallo

  Fugitivo

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