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The Devil's Backbone
2001
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Released:
April 20, 2001
tMDB Rating:
7.285
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1305 Votes
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
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The Devil's Backbone
2001
What is a ghost?
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
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Marisa Paredes
as
Carmen
Eduardo Noriega
as
Jacinto
Federico Luppi
as
Dr. Casares
Fernando Tielve
as
Carlos
Íñigo Garcés
as
Jaime
Irene Visedo
as
Conchita
José Manuel Lorenzo
as
Marcelo
Francisco Maestre
as
'El Puerco'
Junio Valverde
as
Santi
Berta Ojea
as
Alma
Adrián Lamana
as
Gálvez
Daniel Esparza
as
Marcos
The Devil's Backbone
Crew
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Guillermo del Toro
Director, Screenplay
Javier Navarrete
Original Music Composer
Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography
Luis de la Madrid
Editor
Sara Bilbatúa
Casting
Oriol Tarragó
Sound Editor
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Makeup Designer
Fermín Galán
Hair Designer
José Vico
Costume Designer
Miguel Rejas
Sound Engineer
Salvador Mayolas
Sound Designer
Ray Gillon
Sound Mixer
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Movie Stats
Original Title
El espinazo del diablo
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Original Language
ES
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$6,582,065
Popularity
5.6839
Production Companies
Tequila Gang
(Mexico)
Anhelo Productions
(Mexico)
El Deseo
(Spain)
Also known as
Das Rückgrat des Teufels
(TV title)
Djevelens ryggrad
Ďáblova páteř
The Devil's Backbone
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Dates (US)
September 2, 2001
Telluride Film Festival
(Premiere)
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Keywords (10)
spain
orphanage
spanish civil war (1936-39)
gothic horror
ghost
political repression
1930s
isolated place
supernatural being
ghost child
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