Principal cast
Ana Torrent, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Isabel Tellería and Laly Soldevila
Film 167 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Spirit of the Beehive
About the film
The Spirit of the Beehive at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1973 film at stop 167 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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 craft credits
Luis Cuadrado (director of photography), Pablo G. del Amo (editor), Luis de Pablo (original music composer), Ángel Fernández Santos (screenplay) and Adolfo Cofiño (production design)
- Director
- Víctor Erice
- Release
- 1973-10-08
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Fantasy
- Country
- Spain
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Ana TorrentCharacter: Ana
- Fernando Fernán GómezCharacter: Fernando
- Teresa GimperaCharacter: Teresa
- Isabel TelleríaCharacter: Isabel
- Laly SoldevilaCharacter: Doña Lucía
- Miguel PicazoCharacter: Médico
- José VillasanteCharacter: Frankenstein
- Juan MargalloCharacter: Fugitivo
- Estanis GonzálezCharacter: Guardia civil
- Ketty de la CámaraCharacter: Milagros, la criada
Full crew
Full crew
- Víctor EriceCredits: Director, Writer
- Ángel Fernández SantosCredits: Screenplay
- Elías QuerejetaCredits: Producer
- Jaime ChávarriCredits: Art Direction
- Pablo G. del AmoCredits: Editor
- Luis CuadradoCredits: Director of Photography
- Luis de PabloCredits: Original Music Composer
- Ramón de DiegoCredits: Makeup Artist
- PerisCredits: Costume Design
- Jean-Michel SireCredits: Sound Effects
- Luis CastroCredits: Sound Effects, Foley
- Ana TorrentCredits: Title Illustration
- Isabel TelleríaCredits: Title Illustration
- Pablo NúñezCredits: Visual Effects, Title Designer
- Adolfo CofiñoCredits: Production Design
- Primitivo ÁlvaroCredits: Unit Production Manager
- José Luis Ruiz MarcosCredits: First Assistant Director
- Teo EscamillaCredits: Camera Operator
- Pedro Esteban Samu AdamCredits: Key Production Assistant
- Luis RodríguezCredits: Sound Recordist
- Ángel Luis de DiegoCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist
- José SalcedoCredits: Assistant Editor
- Santiago ZuazoCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Fernando HermosoCredits: Property Master
- Francisco J. QuerejetaCredits: Script Supervisor
- Laureano LópezCredits: Still Photographer
- Angelines CastroCredits: Seamstress
- Paco LucioCredits: Assistant Director
- Juan Ignacio San MateoCredits: Additional Editing
- José M. de NicolásCredits: Assistant Camera
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