The Devil's Backbone
“What is a ghost?”
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Studio
Tequila Gang
Language
es
Status
Released
How The Devil's Backbone performed
Budget
$4.5M
Worldwide Gross
$6.6M
Gross Profit
$2.1M
Return
1.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$737K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Carmen
Marisa Paredes
Carmen
Jacinto
Eduardo Noriega
Jacinto
Dr. Casares
Federico Luppi
Dr. Casares
Carlos
Fernando Tielve
Carlos
Jaime
Íñigo Garcés
Jaime
Conchita
Irene Visedo
Conchita
Marcelo
José Manuel Lorenzo
Marcelo
'El Puerco'
Francisco Maestre
'El Puerco'
Santi
Junio Valverde
Santi
Alma
Berta Ojea
Alma
Gálvez
Adrián Lamana
Gálvez
Marcos
Daniel Esparza
Marcos
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