The Spirit of the Beehive
Directed by Víctor Erice
Starring Ana Torrent, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo, José Villasante, Juan Margallo, Estanis González, Ketty de la Cámara
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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.
- Original title
- El espíritu de la colmena
- Original language
- Spanish
- Screenplay
- Ángel Fernández Santos, Víctor Erice
- Music
- Luis de Pablo
- Cinematography
- Luis Cuadrado
- Cast
- Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo, José Villasante, Juan Margallo, Estanis González, Ketty de la Cámara
Updated July 22, 2026
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