---
title: 'The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Víctor Erice'
released: '1973-09-18'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spirit-of-the-beehive-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070040/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

1973 · 98 min · Fantasy, Drama · Spain

Original title: El espíritu de la colmena

## Synopsis

The Spirit of the Beehive is a 1973 Spanish drama film directed and co-written by Víctor Erice. The film was Erice's feature directorial debut and is considered a masterpiece of Spanish cinema. The film, set in a small town in post-Civil War Spain, focuses on a young girl named Ana. It traces family and school dynamics, her fascination with the 1931 American horror film Frankenstein, and her exploration of a haunted home and landscape, making subtle references towards the dark, contentious politics of the time.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Víctor Erice](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-erice)
- **Screenplay:** [Víctor Erice](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-erice)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Luis de Pablo](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-de-pablo)
- **Producer:** [Elías Querejeta](https://cinepixo.com/people/elias-querejeta)
- **Director of Photography:** [Luis Cuadrado](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-cuadrado)
- **Editor:** [Pablo González del Amo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-gonzalez-del-amo)

## Cast

- [Teresa Gimpera](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-gimpera)
- [Laly Soldevilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/laly-soldevilla)
- [Miguel Picazo](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-picazo)
- [José Villasante](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-villasante)
- [Fernando Fernán Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-fernan-gomez)
- [Ana Torrent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-torrent)

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