The Devil's Backbone

El espinazo del diablo (2001)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2001-04-20

Country

Mexico, Spain

Production

Canal+ España, Sogepaq, El Deseo, Producciones Anhelo, Tequila Gang

Genre

Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Budget

$4 500 000

Revenue

$6 459 020

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Director

Guillermo del Toro

Actors

Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea
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Scenario

Producer

Agustín Almodóvar, Bertha Navarro

Operator

Guillermo Navarro

Composer

Javier Navarrete

Artist

Audition

Sara Bilbatúa

Editing

Luis de la Madrid
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• Guillermo del Toro wrote the screenplay while still in college.
• The plot was based on the popular comic book series "Paracuellos" by Spanish artist Carlos Giménez.
• The design of the ghost Santi was inspired by the pale-faced ghosts from Japanese horror films like "The Ring".
• The final shot of the film is a reference to the famous final shot of the classic Western "The Searchers" (1956).
• The plot was based on the popular comic book series by Spanish artist Carlos Giménez, "Paraquelos".
• The design of the ghost Santi was inspired by the pale-faced ghosts from Japanese horror films like "The Ring".
• The final shot of the film is a reference to the famous final shot of the classic Western "The Searchers" (1956).