Directed by:
Guillermo del ToroCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Junio Valverde, Miguel Ortiz, Javier Bódalo, Berta Ojea, Fernando Tielve, Andreas Muñoz (more)VOD (1)
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Spanish filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is considered a master storyteller, able to balance horror and drama in equal measure, with a keen sense of style. Arguably his most personal film, The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo) is a stunning childhood journey into the heart of darkness. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil's Backbone tells the tale of Carlos (Fernando Tielve), a young boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. A haunting combination of gothic ghost story, murder mystery, and historical melodrama The Devil's Backbone is a spine-tingling tale, revealing that the scariest monsters are often the human ones. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Eduardo Noriega](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271326_6ee698.jpg)
Eduardo Noriega
Spain
Best movies:
The Method (2005)
Open Your Eyes (1997)
Thesis (1996)
![Marisa Paredes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/552/163552952_56af44.png)
Marisa Paredes
Spain
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
All About My Mother (1999)
Talk to Her (2002)
![Federico Luppi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270519_081ba3.jpg)
Federico Luppi
Argentina
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Men with Guns (1997)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
![Irene Visedo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271330_ef1d82.jpg)
Irene Visedo
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Anarchist's Wife (2008)
The Path (2012)
Junio Valverde
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Shiver (2008)
Chef's Special (2008)
Miguel Ortiz
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Fat People (2009)
![Javier Bódalo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656128_48d96e.jpg)
Javier Bódalo
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Cowards (2008)
Berta Ojea
Best movies:
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
The Sleeping Voice (2011)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
![Fernando Tielve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/591/160591795_3715f6.jpg)
Fernando Tielve
Spain
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
El internado (2007) (series) - actor, a.f.
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Andreas Muñoz
Spain
Best movies:
Volando voy (2006)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Ignacio de Loyola (2016)
José Luis Torrijo
Best movies:
All About My Mother (1999)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Francisco Maestre
Spain
Best movies:
Freedomfighters (1996)
Bad Education (2004)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Adrián Lamana
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Prince Killian and the Holy Grail (2011)
Christopher Downs
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Víctor Elías
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
![Juan Carlos Vellido](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/613/168613574_feft16.jpg)
Juan Carlos Vellido
Spain
Best movies:
Salvador (2006)
Twice Born (2012)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
José Manuel Lorenzo
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Gitano (2000)
No News From God (2001)
Íñigo Garcés
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Daniel Esparza
Spain
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Álvaro Vega
Best movies:
The Devil's Backbone (2001)