The Spirit of the Beehive
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.
At a glance
Countries
Spain
Ratings
TMDB users
7.6/10
392 votes
Rating consensus
76/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~76/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Ana Torrent
Ana
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
Isabel Tellería
Isabel
Laly Soldevila
Doña Lucía
Miguel Picazo
Médico
José Villasante
Frankenstein
Juan Margallo
Fugitivo
Estanis González
Guardia civil
Ketty de la Cámara
Milagros, la criada
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The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
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