The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

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97 min - Drama - 5 January 1977 (France)

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Reviews: 71 user | 50 critic | 4 from Metacritic.com

A sensitive seven-year-old girl living a small village in 1940 rural Spain is traumatized after viewing James Whale's "Frankenstein" and drifts into her own fantasy world.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Fernando Fernán Gómez	...	Fernando
	Teresa Gimpera	...	Teresa
	Ana Torrent	...	Ana
	Isabel Tellería	...	Isabel
	Ketty de la Cámara	...	Milagros, la criada
	Estanis González	...	Guardia civil
	José Villasante	...	The Frankenstein Monster
	Juan Margallo	...	The Fugitive
	Laly Soldevila	...	Doña Lucía, the teacher
	Miguel Picazo	...	The Doctor

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Storyline

In Castile c.1940, a travelling movie theatre brings James Whale's b/w film classic "Frankenstein" (1931) to a village. (Admission 1 peseta for adults, 2 reales for children.) Two young girls, Isabel and Ana, determine to find the Monster. Written by Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>

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Drama

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

5 January 1977 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A méhkas szelleme See more »

Filming Locations:

Hoyuelos, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 43,269,044 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L., Jacel Desposito See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min | USA: 95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

There is a total of exactly 1000 shots in the film. Exactly 500 are inside, and exactly 500 are outside. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the fugitive jumps from the train and rolls down the hill, he's wearing boots, but in the next shot he's wearing low-cut shoes. See more »

Quotes

Ana: [unable to sleep] Isabel?
Isabel: [opening her eyes] What?
Ana: [whispering] Tell me what you were going to tell me.
Isabel: [whispering] About what?
Ana: The movie.
Isabel: Not now... Tomorrow.
Ana: Now... You promised. Why did he kill the girl, and why did they kill him after that?... You don't know - you're a liar.
Isabel: They didn't kill him, and he didn't kill the girl.
Ana: How do you know? How do you know they didn't die?
Isabel: Everything in the movies is fake. It's all a trick. Besides, I've seen him alive.
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Referenced in Films to Keep You Awake: The Baby's Room (2006) See more »

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
El espíritu de la colmena (original title)

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