Movie
The Spirit of the Beehive
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.
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The Spirit of the Beehive opened in theaters October 8, 1973. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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More about The Spirit of the Beehive
Cast
Ana TorrentAna
Fernando Fernán GómezFernando
Teresa GimperaTeresa
Laly SoldevilaDoña Lucía
Miguel PicazoMédico
José VillasanteFrankenstein
Juan MargalloFugitivoCredits
- Directed by
- Víctor Erice
- Written by
- Víctor Erice, Ángel Fernández Santos
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- El espíritu de la colmena
Production
- Elías Querejeta PCSpain
- Jacel DespositoSpain