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The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

October 8, 1973 (ES) Drama, Fantasy • 98m

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.

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Top Billed Cast

Crew
Jaime Chávarri
Jaime Chávarri

Art Direction

Luis de Pablo
Luis de Pablo

Original Music Composer

Luis Cuadrado
Luis Cuadrado

Director of Photography

Ramón de Diego
Ramón de Diego

Makeup Artist

Luis Castro
Luis Castro

Sound Effects

Peris
Peris

Costume Design

Jean-Michel Sire
Jean-Michel Sire

Sound Effects

Ana Torrent
Ana Torrent

Title Illustration

Isabel Tellería
Isabel Tellería

Title Illustration

Pablo Núñez
Pablo Núñez

Visual Effects

Adolfo Cofiño
Adolfo Cofiño

Production Design

Primitivo Álvaro
Primitivo Álvaro

Unit Production Manager

José Luis Ruiz Marcos
José Luis Ruiz Marcos

First Assistant Director

Teo Escamilla
Teo Escamilla

Camera Operator

Pedro Esteban Samu Adam
Pedro Esteban Samu Adam

Key Production Assistant

Luis Rodríguez
Luis Rodríguez

Sound Recordist

Ángel Luis de Diego
Ángel Luis de Diego

Assistant Makeup Artist

José Salcedo
José Salcedo

Assistant Editor

Santiago Zuazo
Santiago Zuazo

First Assistant Camera

Fernando Hermoso
Fernando Hermoso

Property Master

Francisco J. Querejeta
Francisco J. Querejeta

Script Supervisor

Laureano López
Laureano López

Still Photographer

Paco Lucio
Paco Lucio

Assistant Director

Juan Ignacio San Mateo
Juan Ignacio San Mateo

Additional Editing

José M. de Nicolás
José M. de Nicolás

Assistant Camera

Pablo Núñez
Pablo Núñez

Title Designer



Reviews

Andres Gomez

⭐ 8/10

October 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.

Salim Martínez

May 27, 2026

Me enamoré de esta película. Tan profunda, tan tierna y vivaz. Quizá porque apela a esa ingenua imaginación que todos tuvimos alguna vez. Esa imaginación que nos permitía ir más allá, ser realmente libres y escapar de la colmena en la que vivíamos. ¿Dónde quedaron aquellos dulces momentos? Probablemente no volverán, pero conviene recordar que un espíritu no puede morir. Que TU espíritu no puede morir. _Si eres su amigo, puedes hablar con él cuand… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

ES

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