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The Spirit of the Beehive

7.719731h 38mMovieDramaFantasy

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.

DirectorVíctor Erice
WritersÁngel Fernández Santos·Víctor Erice
ProducerElías Querejeta

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Víctor Erice

ATAna Torrent
Ana Torrent
Ana
FGFernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
TGTeresa Gimpera
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
IT
Isabel Tellería
Isabel
LSLaly Soldevila
Laly Soldevila
Doña Lucía
MPMiguel Picazo
Miguel Picazo
Médico
JVJosé Villasante
José Villasante
Frankenstein
JMJuan Margallo
Juan Margallo
Fugitivo
EGEstanis González
Estanis González
Guardia civil
KC
Ketty de la Cámara
Milagros, la criada

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