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Castle Keep (1969)

R  105 min  -  Drama | Romance | War   -  October 1969 (Austria)
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During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writers:

William Eastlake (novel), Daniel Taradash (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Lancaster ...
Maj. Abraham Falconer
Patrick O'Neal Patrick O'Neal ...
Capt. Lionel Beckman
Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont ...
The Count of Maldorais
Peter Falk ...
Sgt. Rossi
Astrid Heeren Astrid Heeren ...
Therese
Scott Wilson ...
Cpl. Clearboy
Tony Bill Tony Bill ...
Lt. Amberjack
Al Freeman Jr. Al Freeman Jr. ...
Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
James Patterson James Patterson ...
Elk
Bruce Dern ...
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Michael Conrad Michael Conrad ...
Sgt. DeVaca
Caterina Boratto Caterina Boratto ...
Red Queen
Elizabeth Teissier Elizabeth Teissier ...
Red Queen Girl
Anne Marie Moskovenko Anne Marie Moskovenko ...
Red Queen Girl
Merja Alanen Merja Alanen ...
Red Queen Girl
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Storyline

Toward the end of World War II, a small company of American GI's occupy an ancient castle. Their commander has an affair with the countess in resident. One guy falls in love with a Volkswagon. A baker among them moves in with another baker's wife. A group of shell shocked holy rollers wander the bombed out streets. A GI art historian tries vainly to protect the castle and its masterpieces. Written by Jim Sadur <jsadur@keyflux.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Castle | Countess | Battle Of The Bulge | Battle | Count  | See more »

Taglines:

The major took the castle and then he took its mistress! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Das Schloß in den Ardennen See more »

Filming Locations:

Yugoslavia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Pictures, Avala Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

70mm blow-up version released in Australia and Sweden. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The soldiers refer to the car as a "Volkswagen", a name which some viewers believe was not given to the car until after World War Two. However, on 28 May 1937, the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH was established by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront. It was later renamed "Volkswagenwerk GmbH" on 16 September 1938. It is not clear whether the GI's would have easily recognized the car, but any German would have readily recognized it as a Volkswagen during the war. See more »

Quotes

Lt. Billy Byron Bix: [leading singing]
Sfc. Rossie Baker: Hey, you're waking everybody up! Go back to your outfit!
Lt. Billy Byron Bix: [singing subsides] Excuse me?
Sfc. Rossie Baker: You're waking everybody up, go back to your outfit.
Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We have no outfit. We've withdrawn. We don't believe in fighting.
Sfc. Rossie Baker: Well who believes in fighting?
Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We believe in God. That frightens you, doesn't it? All you believe in is fornication, and killing.
Sfc. Rossie Baker: What?
Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We're conscientious objectors!
Sfc. Rossie Baker: You mean, you conscientiously object to fornicating?
[...]
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Connections

References Battleship Potemkin (1925) See more »