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The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

Year of production
1981
Duration
99 min.
Genres
Fiction

Synopsis

In 1897, in a castle near Werewolfville in the Carpathian Mountains, Professor Orfanik performs experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a movie camera. Orfanik is also a big opera fan, keeping the body of his favorite diva preserved in one of the castle's crypts. Pinnacle of Czech fantastique based on a novel by Jules Verne.

Director

Oldrich Lipsky

Oldrich Lipsky

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Technical sheet

Section
Seven Chances
Director 
Oldřich Lipský 
Writer
Jiří Brdečka, Oldřich Lipský 
Cinematography
Viktor Růžička 
Editor
Miroslav Hájek 
With 
Michal Dočolomanský, Miloš Kopecký, Vlastimil Brodský 
Production countries
Czechia
Languages
Czech
Subtitle languages
Spanish, English

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