---
title: 'The House of the Spirits (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bille August'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 141
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Portugal'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-house-of-the-spirits-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107151/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The House of the Spirits (1993)

1993 · 141 min · Drama, Romance · Germany, France, Portugal, Denmark, United States


## Synopsis

The House of the Spirits is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. The supporting cast includes María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jan Niklas. Based on the 1982 novel by Isabel Allende, the film follows three generations of women from a Chilean family during the country’s military dictatorship.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august)
- **Screenplay:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august), [Isabel Allende](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-allende)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörgen Persson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorgen-persson)
- **Editor:** [Janus Billeskov Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janus-billeskov-jansen)

## Cast

- [Jan Niklas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-niklas)
- [Teri Polo](https://cinepixo.com/people/teri-polo)
- [Franco Diogene](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-diogene)
- [Sarita Choudhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarita-choudhury)
- [Frank Lenart](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lenart)
- [Winona Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/winona-ryder)
- [Hannah Taylor-Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannah-taylor-gordon)
- [María Conchita Alonso](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-conchita-alonso)
- [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons)
- [Hector Vega Mauricio](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-vega-mauricio)
- [Pedro Effe](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-effe)
- [Jaime Tirelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaime-tirelli)
- [Míriam Colón](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-colon)
- [Grace Gummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-gummer)
- [Hans Wyprächtiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-wyprachtiger)

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