The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits is a 1993 German-Danish-Portuguese dramatic film directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, and Antonio Banderas. The supporting cast includes Vanessa Redgrave, María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jan Niklas. Based on the 1982 novel La Casa de los Espíritus by Isabel Allende, the film is about the life of a young lady named Clara during the military dictatorshi... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 21, 1993

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 20 min

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Das Geisterhaus,
  • A Casa dos Espíritos,
  • Åndernes hus,
  • The House Of The Spirits

Film

Directed by

Bille August

Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1992...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • May 22, 2001
  • Aug 14, 2001
  • Jun 19, 2001
  • Apr 1, 1994
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Production design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

Runtime Film release region
  • 2 h 20 min
  • 2 h 26 min
  • 2 h 21 min
  • 2 h 13 min
  • 2 h 25 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 40,000,000
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Adapted From

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel by Isabel Allende. Initially, the novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, but became an instant best seller when published in Barcelona in 1982. The novel was critically acclaimed around the world, and...

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 3,614
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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