Spain / Oct 11, 1982 / 18
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
As in the novel of the same title from Camilo Jose Cela, "La Colmena" is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. The main theme of the film is the contrast between the poets, surviving close to misery under the Franco's regime, and the winners of the war, the emerging class of the people that makes easy money with illegal business.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| José Luis López Vázquez | Leonardo Meléndez |
| Mary Carrillo | Doña Asunción |
| Charo López | Nati Robles |
| Marta Fernández Muro | Amparito |
| Emilio Gutiérrez Caba | Ventura Aguado |
| Elvira Quintillá | Doña Visitación |
| Luis Ciges | Don Casimiro |
| José Sacristán | Martín Marco López |
| Francisco Algora | Ramón Maello |
| Imanol Arias | Novio de Victorita |
| Agustín González | Mario de la Vega |
| Rafael Alonso | Julián Suárez 'La fotógrafa' |
| Antonio Resines | Pepe 'El Astilla' |
| Queta Claver | Doña Matilde |
| María Luisa Ponte | Doña Rosa |
| Manuel Zarzo | Consorcio López |
| Luis Barbero | Pepe |
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| Camilo José Cela | Matías Martí |
| Encarna Paso | Madre de Victorita |
| José Bódalo | Don Roque |
| José Vivó | Prestamista |
| Esperanza Alonso | Prostituta |
| Elena María Tejeiro | Señorita Elvira |
| Mari Carmen Alvarado | Prostituta |
| Luis Escobar | Don Ibrahim |
| Rafael Hernández | Padilla |
| Antonio Mingote | Señor de luto |
| Ricardo Tundidor | Roberto González |
| Pilar Barrera | Prostituta |
| Rosana Caskan | La Uruguaya |
| José Antonio Correa | Cliente del prostíbulo |
| Beatriz Elorrieta | Prostituta |
| Alberto Fernández | Cosme |
| Emilio Fornet | Fotógrafo |
| Raúl Fraire | Padre de Victorita |
| Alfonso Godá | Juez |
| Pilar Jaime | |
| Anna Larreta | |
| Fabián López Tapia | Policía |
| Julia Lorente | |
| Rafael Navarro | Jefe del edificio |
| José Ramón Pardo | Policía |
| Concha Rabal | Patrona |
| Maruja Recio | |
| Miguel Rellán | Cliente del prostíbulo |
| Luisa Rodrigo | |
| María Rus | |
| Óscar San Juan | |
| Ana María Ventura | |
| Fernando Vivanco | Policía |
| Marina Andina | |
| Rafael Fernández | |
| Teófilo Martínez | Narrador final (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La colmena |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ágata Films, TVE |
| Release date | 11 ottobre 1982 |
| Production | José Luis Dibildos |
| Writer | Camilo José Cela, José Luis Dibildos |
| Editing | José María Biurrún, Julia Salvador, María del Carmen García |
| Cinematography | Hans Burmann, José Luis Criado, Federico Gómez Grau, Salvador Gómez Calle, Manuel Velasco |
| Assistant directors | Benito Rabal, Amaya Echevarría, Mario Camus, Marisa Ibarra |
| Lighting | Diego Molina |
| Camera operators | Manuel Velasco, José Luis Criado, Federico Gómez Grau, Hans Burmann, Salvador Gómez Calle |
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| Additional photography | José Luis Criado, Federico Gómez Grau, Hans Burmann, Salvador Gómez Calle, Manuel Velasco |
| Production design | Ramiro Gómez, Ramón Moya, José Luis del Barco |
| Art direction | Ramiro Gómez, Ramón Moya, José Luis del Barco |
| Set decoration | Ramiro Gómez, Ramón Moya, José Luis del Barco |
| Visual effects | Pablo Núñez |
| Music | Antón García Abril, Jesús Peña, Luis Castro, Enrique Molinero |
| Sound | Jesús Peña, Antón García Abril, Luis Castro, Enrique Molinero |
| Costume design | León Revuelta, Humberto Cornejo, Miguel García, Carmen de la Casa, Josefa Rubio, Antonio Segovia, Julián Ruiz |
| Makeup | Julián Ruiz, Humberto Cornejo, Miguel García, León Revuelta, Carmen de la Casa, Josefa Rubio, Antonio Segovia |
| Hairstyling | Humberto Cornejo, Miguel García, León Revuelta, Carmen de la Casa, Josefa Rubio, Antonio Segovia, Julián Ruiz |
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