The Devil's Backbone poster
Director Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz

The Devil's Backbone

Original Title: El espinazo del diablo

Tagline: What is a ghost?

Release Date: 2001-04-20

Duration: 108 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Javier Bódalo
    'Búho'
  • Eduardo Noriega
    Jacinto
  • Federico Luppi
    Dr. Casares
  • Irene Visedo
    Conchita
  • Víctor Elías
    Orphan
  • Marisa Paredes
    Carmen
  • Fernando Tielve
    Carlos
  • Íñigo Garcés
    Jaime
  • Junio Valverde
    Santi
  • Francisco Maestre
    'El Puerco'