The devil's backbone = El espinazo del diablo / a Sony Pictures classics release, Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar presents, an El Deseo S.A., Tequila Gang and Anhelo Producciones ; written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz ; executive producers Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Bertha Navarro ; directed by Guillermo del Toro.

The most personal film by Guillermo del Toro is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, the tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets....

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 666.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Navarrete, Javier, 1956- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Production company)
Deseo, S.A (Production company)
Tequila Gang (Firm) (Production company)
Producciones Anhelo (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (Screenwriter, Director)
Trashorras, Antonio (Screenwriter)
Muñoz, David, 1968- (Screenwriter)
Almodóvar, Pedro (Producer)
Almodóvar, Agustin (Producer)
Navarro, Bertha (Producer)
Noriega, Eduardo, 1973- (Actor)
Paredes, Marisa, 1946- (Actor)
Luppi, Federico (Actor)
Garcés, Iñigo (Actor)
Tielve, Fernando (Actor)
Visedo, Irene, 1978- (Actor)
Ojea, Berta (Actor)
Language:Spanish
English
Language of the Original:
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special ed., widescreen.
Series:Criterion collection ; 666.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:
Espinazo del Diablo. [Parallel title]
El espinazo del diablo [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD

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