The Haunted Castle (1960)
"Das Spukschloß im Spessart" (original title)

From her father Charlotte inherits a dilapidated castle near the small German town Bonn. The castle is encumbered with debt, most of the inventory is pledged. Five ghosts who live in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Kurt Hoffmann

Writers:

Günter Neumann, Heinz Pauck

Stars:

Liselotte Pulver, Heinz Baumann, Georg Thomalla

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liselotte Pulver	...	Charlotte
Heinz Baumann	...	Martin Hartog
Georg Thomalla	...	Ghost uncle Max
Hubert von Meyerinck	...	von Teckel
Hans Clarin	...	Prince Kalaka
Curt Bois	...	Hugo, a ghost
Hans Richter	...	Jockel, a ghost
Hanne Wieder	...	Katrin, a ghost
Paul Esser	...	Toni, a ghost
Elsa Wagner	...	Aunt Yvonne
Ernst Waldow	...	Uncle Ernst August
Herbert Hübner	...	Hartog
Veronika Fitz	...	Sophie
Ernst Barthels
Paul Bös

Storyline

From her father Charlotte inherits a dilapidated castle near the small German town Bonn. The castle is encumbered with debt, most of the inventory is pledged. Five ghosts who live in the castle, former robbers in the Spessart forests, in the castle decide to help her. However their unconventional methods bring Charlotte in trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | ghost | inanimate object motion | germany | tourist | 

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Taglines:

Kurt Hoffmanns "Grusical"... Eine moderne Gespenstergeschichte gesponnen von Günter Neumann und Heinz Pauck

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Haunted Castle

Filming Locations:

Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Georg Witt-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the ghosts spin Prince Kalaka around in the air, you can briefly see the wire he is attached to.

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Crazy Credits

The title credits are shown on the screen, beginning with the title that changes from "musical" to "grusical". From then on the credits are completely sung like lyrics - to the swinging music of Bienert, Hollaender and Strasser.

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Connections

Spoofs The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

User Reviews

sequel to Wirtshaus im Spessart

This sequel takes place several hundred years after the original movie "Wirthaus im Spessart". The robbers have long been caught and sentenced to death and killed, now their ghosts have returned to the castle of the contessa who once befriended their leader. There, they find her grand-grand-grand..... daughter, and decide to help her out to pay for their sins in their lives.

Once again it is a romantic comedy, this time with a few ghost sidekicks thrown in, and lots of slapstick humour that kids like. My favourite part has to be the musical number "Woll'n wir doch mal sehn ob's nicht Gespenster gibt in Bonn" - hillarious!

However, I'm not sure how much it would appeal to adults.