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The Haunted Castle (1960)

The Haunted Castle poster
Original title
Das Spukschloss im Spessart
Directed by
Kurt Hoffmann
Genre
comedy film, ghost film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people encounter spooky events at a castle in the Spessart region. The film mixes comedy and ghostly happenings in a cheerful way.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulcomedicspooky-kitschgentlefamily-friendlyupbeat

What happens

The Haunted Castle (German: Das Spukschloß im Spessart) is a 1960 West German comedy horror film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. The film is a sequel to The Spessart Inn (1958) and was followed by Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967). It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hein Heckroth and Willy Schatz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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