The Spirit of the Beehive
1973•1h 38m•7.7•Released
DramaFantasy
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.
Director
Víctor Erice
Writer
Ángel Fernández Santos, Víctor Erice
Languages
Spanish
Studio
Elías Querejeta PC
Cast
Ana Torrent
Ana
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
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
Production
Company
Elías Querejeta PC
Company
Jacel Desposito
Producer
Elías Querejeta
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