beehive,baby-snatching,spanish civil war (1936-39)

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Víctor Erice
  • Profile picture of Fernando Fernán Gómez
    Fernando Fernando Fernán Gómez
  • Profile picture of Teresa Gimpera
    Teresa Teresa Gimpera
  • Profile picture of Ana Torrent
    Ana Ana Torrent
  • Profile picture of Laly Soldevila
    Doña Lucía Laly Soldevila
  • Profile picture of Miguel Picazo
    Médico Miguel Picazo
  • Profile picture of José Villasante
    Frankenstein José Villasante
  • Profile picture of Juan Margallo
    Fugitivo Juan Margallo
  • Profile picture of Estanis González
    Guardia civil Estanis González

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Keywords

  • beehive
  • baby-snatching
  • spanish civil war (1936-39)