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The Spirit of the Beehive( 1973)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fernando Fernán Gómez

      Fernando

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      Teresa Gimpera

      Teresa

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      Ana Torrent

      Ana

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      Isabel Tellería

      Isabel

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      Laly Soldevila

      Doña Lucía

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      Miguel Picazo

      Médico

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      José Villasante

      Frankenstein

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      Juan Margallo

      Fugitivo

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      Estanis González

      Guardia civil

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      Ketty de la Cámara

      Milagros, la criada

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    A review by Andres Gomez

    8
    Written by Andres Gomez on Sat Oct 11 2014
    Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Spanish countryside life after the civil war. A must to be seen....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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