The Devil's Backbone(Movie, 2001)

Name: The Devil's Backbone
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2001
Duration: T01:48:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "El espinazo del diablo" (Spanish/ES)

| 1h 48min | Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 522 votes)

The Devil's Backbone (Spanish: El espinazo del diablo) is a 2001 gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras. Set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War, the film follows a boy who is left in an orphanage operated by Republican loyalists and haunted by the ghost of a recently-deceased boy. It stars Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Fernando Tielve, and Íñigo Garcés. Released in Spain by Warner Sogefilms on 20 April 2001, the film received highly positive reviews from critics. ()

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About The Devil's Backbone

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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Production countries: Spain, Mexico

Shot in: Madrid, Spain

Made by: Canal+ España, El Deseo, Tequila Gang, Producciones Anhelo, Sogepaq

Original language: Spanish (ES)

Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)

Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/02/2001 (World premiere: 04/20/2001)

Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Javier González Pantón, Junio Valverde, Irene Visedo, Fernando Tielve

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Producer: Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Guillermo del Toro

Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro, David Muñoz, Antonio Trashorras

Film Editor: Luis de la Madrid

Director of Photography: Guillermo Navarro

Composer: Javier Navarrete

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Ďáblova páteř"

"Das Rückgrat des Teufels"

"Djevelens ryggrad"

Keywords: supernatural being, isolated place, orphanage, gothic horror, ghost child, political repression, ghost, spanish civil war (1936-39), 1930s, spain

Budget: 4,500,000 USD

Revenue: 6,582,065 USD (= 146%)

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