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.
Cast
Ana Belén
Victorita
Concha Velasco
Purita
Victoria Abril
Julita
Francisco Rabal
Ricardo Sorbedo
Mario Pardo
Rubio Antofagasta
Fiorella Faltoyano
Filo
José «Saza» Sazatornil
Tesifonte Ovejero
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
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
Unknown
Anna Larreta
Unknown
Fabián López Tapia
Policía
Julia Lorente
Unknown
Rafael Navarro
Jefe del edificio
José Ramón Pardo
Policía
Concha Rabal
Patrona
Maruja Recio
Unknown
Miguel Rellán
Cliente del prostíbulo
Luisa Rodrigo
Unknown
María Rus
Unknown
Óscar San Juan
Unknown
Ana María Ventura
Unknown
Fernando Vivanco
Policía
Marina Andina
Unknown
Rafael Fernández
Unknown
Teófilo Martínez
Narrador final (uncredited)
Crew
Mario Camus
Director
José Luis Dibildos
Writer, Producer
Camilo José Cela
Novel
José María Biurrún
Editor
Julia Salvador
Assistant Editor
María del Carmen García
Assistant Editor
Hans Burmann
Director of Photography
Benito Rabal
Assistant Director
Amaya Echevarría
Assistant Director
Silvestre Baena
Production Assistant
Ramiro Gómez
Production Design, Set Decoration
Manuel Velasco
Camera Operator
José Luis Criado
Assistant Camera
Salvador Gómez Calle
Assistant Camera
Humberto Cornejo
Wardrobe Master
Carmen de la Casa
Wardrobe Master
Miguel García
Wardrobe Supervisor
León Revuelta
Costume Design
Josefa Rubio
Hairstylist
Antonio Segovia
Assistant Makeup Artist
Julián Ruiz
Makeup Artist
Jesús Peña
Sound Effects
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
Enrique Molinero
Sound Engineer
Pablo Núñez
Visual Effects
Antón García Abril
Music
Ángel Megino
Transportation Coordinator
José Luis del Barco
Assistant Set Decoration
Ramón Moya
Construction Coordinator
Federico Gómez Grau
Still Photographer
Marisa Ibarra
Script Supervisor
Diego Molina
Gaffer
Julio Parra
Production Manager
Ricardo García Arrojo
Unit Production Manager
José Luis García Arrojo
Assistant Production Manager
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