La colmena (film)

The Beehive
SpanishLa colmena
Directed byMario Camus
Written byJosé Luis Dibildos
Based onThe Hive
by Camilo José Cela
Produced byJosé Luis Dibildos
Starring
CinematographyHans Burmann
Edited byJosé María Biurrun
Music byAntón García Abril
Production
company
Ágata Films
Distributed byC.B Films
Release date
  • 11 October 1982 (1982-10-11)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office340 million ₧

The Beehive (Spanish: La colmena)[1][2] is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías Martí.

  1. ^ Sanz Gallego 2018, p. 101.
  2. ^ Faulkner, Sally (2013). A History of Spanish Film: Cinema and Society 1910-2010. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-6235-6742-2.