The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1973-10-08
- Runtime:
- 98 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director:
- Víctor Erice
- Top cast:
- Ana Torrent, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo
- Original language:
- ES
- TMDB rating:
- 7.6/10 from 395 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.4/10