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7 April 1921 (Germany)
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In the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself....
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The Forgotten: The Unheimlich Maneuver
(From MUBI. 1 September 2011, 4:15 AM, PDT)
The Haunted Castle (Schloß Vogelöd) DVD Review
(From HeyUGuys. 25 August 2011, 12:00 AM, PDT)
(From MUBI. 1 September 2011, 4:15 AM, PDT)
The Haunted Castle (Schloß Vogelöd) DVD Review
(From HeyUGuys. 25 August 2011, 12:00 AM, PDT)
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Bring on the German Sherlock Holmes
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Arnold Korff | ... | von Vogelschrey, Schlossherr auf Vogeloed |
| Lulu Kyser-Korff | ... | Centa V. Vogelschrey, Seine Frau (as L. Kyser-Korff) |
| Lothar Mehnert | ... | Graf Johann Oetsch (as Lotar Mehnert) |
| Paul Hartmann | ... | Graf Peter Paul Oetsch |
| Paul Bildt | ... | Baron Safferstätt |
| Olga Tschechowa | ... | Baronin Safferstätt |
| Victor Bluetner | ... | Der Pater Faramund (as Victor Blütner) |
| Hermann Vallentin | ... | Der Landgerichtsrat a.D. |
| Julius Falkenstein | ... | Der ängstliche Herr |
| Robert Leffler | ... | Der Haushofmeister |
| Walter Kurt Kuhle | ... | Ein Diener (as Walter Kurt-Kuhle) |
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| Loni Nest | ... | Kleines Mädchen (uncredited) |
| Georg Zawatzky | ... | Küchenjunge (uncredited) |
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| F.W. Murnau | |||
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| Rudolf Stratz | (novella) | |
| Carl Mayer | (adaptation) | |
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| Erich Pommer | .... | producer | |
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| László Schäffer | |||
| Fritz Arno Wagner | (as Fritz A. Wagner) | ||
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| Hermann Warm | |||
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| Graf F. Montgelas | .... | art consultant | |
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| Douglas M. Protsik | .... | musician: piano (restored version: 2002 ) | |
Production Companies
- Uco-Film GmbH (as Uco)
- Decla-Bioscop AG
- Decla-Bioscop AG (1922) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Divisa Ediciones (1995) (Spain) (VHS)
- Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (video)
- The National Film Museum (as National Film Museum Inc.) (restored version)
- Video Yesteryear (video)
- S. Adam men's wardrobe
- Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv restoration: 2002
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung restoration: 2002
- Fundação do Cinema Brasileiro archive
- Hypercube digital restoration: 2002
- L'Immagine Ritrovata restoration laboratory: 2002
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75 min | USA:69 min | 70 min (20 fps) | Spain:55 min (VHS version) | Spain:81 min (DVD edition) | Germany:81 min (2002 restored version)
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The movie was shot in 16 days and released before the serialized novel's last chapter had been printed in the "Berliner Illustrierten".See more »
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Featured in Das Erbe der Nibelungen (2011) (TV)See more »
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Several people in a house come face to face with a murder mystery -- and one of them is guilty of the crime! This film has no familiar actors, and something of a misleading title (it is not a literal translation of the German). The phrase "haunted castle" clearly implies a horror film and not a detective story, but there is very little horror here.
Lothar Mehnert stars as Count Oetsch, and although I know absolutely nothing about him, I was very drawn to his performance. He has a striking look that I think makes for a good stage or screen presence. What else has he done? I do not know, but should seek it out.
The film is light on humor, though there is a sequence I will call "the kitchen boy dream" that I found funny. What is it implying? What does it mean? How does it connect to the big story? I have no idea.
The Kino DVD contains a book / film comparison and I would recommend this. It shows how radically different the film is in some ways from the book. While the essence is the same, I would almost have to say they are two different creatures altogether.