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The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

19936.92h 20m

Overview

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

Directed by Bille August
Written by Isabel Allende, Bille August
Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $6.3M

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Clara del Valle Trueba

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Ferula Trueba

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Esteban Trueba

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Blanca Trueba

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Pedro Tercero Gareia

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Severo del Valle

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Transito Soto

Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo

Esteban García

Jan Niklas

Jan Niklas

Count Jean de Satigny

Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez

Segundo

Themes & Keywords

farmcentral and south americafarm workerparanormal phenomenacoup d'etatsantiago, chiledomestic violenceestateclairvoyantfamily estatefamily chronicle

About The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits is a romance, drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of farm, central and south america, farm worker, paranormal phenomena, coup d'etat, santiago, chile. Directed by Bille August, it stars Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons. A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

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