The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Movie
Audience Score
76
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NR 1 hr 37 minOct 8th, 1973Fantasy, Drama
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.
StarringFernando Fernán GómezTeresa GimperaAna Torrent
DirectorVíctor Erice

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 8th, 1973
Original Language:Spanish
Production Companies:Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito
Movie Tags:
spanish civil war (1936-39)baby-snatchingbeehive