The Devil's Backbone
2001
What is a ghost?
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
User Rating
Intensity
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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- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Written by
- Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz, Guillermo del Toro
- Produced by
- Agustín Almodóvar, Bertha Navarro
- Composer
- Javier Navarrete
- Cinematographer
- Guillermo Navarro
- Editor
- Luis de la Madrid
- Sound Designer
- Salvador Mayolas
- Studios
- El Deseo, Anhelo Productions, Tequila Gang
- Origin country
- Spain
- Production countries
- Spain, Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Language
- Spanish
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (1,405 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 78/100
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (72,828 votes)
Awards
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Limited Release Film(2002)
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(2002)
Cast
Marisa Paredes
Carmen
Eduardo Noriega
Jacinto
Federico Luppi
Dr. Casares
Fernando Tielve
Carlos
Íñigo Garcés
Jaime
Irene Visedo
Conchita
José Manuel Lorenzo
Marcelo
Francisco Maestre
'El Puerco'
Junio Valverde
Santi
Berta Ojea
Alma
Adrián Lamana
Gálvez
Daniel Esparza
Marcos
Miguel Ortiz
Domínguez
Juan Carlos Vellido
Ayala
Javier Bódalo
'Búho'
Víctor Elías
Orphan
Crew
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — GHOSTS Pt 15: The Devil's Backbone (2001) & The Orphanage (2007)
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