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The Spirit of the Beehive

7.6 / 10 7.6 1973 1h 38m

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.

Directed by Víctor Erice

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CAST

The people behind the story

Ana Torrent

Ana TorrentAna

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán GómezFernando

Teresa Gimpera

Teresa GimperaTeresa

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Isabel TelleríaIsabel

Laly Soldevila

Laly SoldevilaDoña Lucía

Miguel Picazo

Miguel PicazoMédico

José Villasante

José VillasanteFrankenstein

Juan Margallo

Juan MargalloFugitivo