The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

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97 min - Drama - 5 January 1977 (France)

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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

Voted third best Spanish film by professionals and critics in 1996 Spanish cinema centenary. 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

Isabel: Papa, have you ever picked a bad mushroom?
Fernando: No. You know why?
Isabel: Why?
Fernando: Because I always do like my grandfather told me.
[he gets up and starts to walk; the girls follow]
Fernando: If you're not sure a mushroom's good, don't pick it. Because if it's bad, and you eat it, it's your last mushroom and your last everything too.
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Features Frankenstein (1931) See more »

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

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