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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 87/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,162 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic87/100
412 audience votes
Key crew
- Víctor EriceDirector
- Luis de PabloOriginal Music Composer
- Ángel Fernández SantosScreenplay
- Víctor EriceWriter
Cast
- Ana TorrentAna
- Fernando Fernán GómezFernando
- Teresa GimperaTeresa
- Isabel TelleríaIsabel
- Laly SoldevilaDoña Lucía
- Miguel PicazoMédico
- José VillasanteFrankenstein
- Juan MargalloFugitivo
- Estanis GonzálezGuardia civil
- Ketty de la CámaraMilagros, la criada
Stills
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Themes
beehivebaby-snatchingspanish civil war (1936-39)
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