The Devil’s Backbone

The living will always be more dangerous than the dead.

Title: The Devil's Backbone
Original Title: El Espinazo del Diablo
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Tagline: The living will always be more dangerous than the dead.
Release Date: 20 April 2001
Overview: After losing his father, 10-year-old Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucia School, which shelters orphans of the Republican militia and politicians, and is taken in by the steely headmistress, Carmen, and the kindly professor, Casares. Soon after his arrival, Carlos has a run-in with the violent caretaker, Jacinto. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the secrets of the school, including the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Marisa Paredes, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea, Adrián Lamana, Daniel Esparza, Javier Gonzalez Sanchez
Writer: David Muñoz, Antonio Trashorras
Author: —
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, Pedro Almodóvar
Director of Photography: Guillermo Navarro
Original Music Composer: Javier Navarrete
Country: Spain, Mexico
Languages: Español
Runtime: 1 h 46 min
Production: Producciones Anhelo, Canal+ España, Tequila Gang, Sogepaq, El Deseo
Budget: $4,500,000
Certification: R
Revenue: $6,459,020; IMDB; —