The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993•2h 20m•6.9/10

RomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(724)

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

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Production

Costa do Castelo Filmes, House of Spirits Film, Constantin Film, Spring Creek Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Clara del Valle Trueba

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

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Pancha

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Rosa

Miriam Colon

Miriam Colon

Nana

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Nivea del Valle

Grace Gummer

Grace Gummer

Clara del Valle Trueba - as a Child

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Blanca (child)

Josh Maguire

Pedro (child)

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie Tirelli

Oliver

Joost Siedhoff

Joost Siedhoff

Father Antonio

Sasha Hanau

Alba

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