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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michal Docolomanský | ... | Count Teleke of Tölökö | |
| Evelyna Steimarová | ... | Salsa Verde | |
| Vlastimil Brodský | ... | Komornik hrabéte ignác | |
| Milos Kopecký | ... | Baron Gorc z Gorcu | |
| Rudolf Hrusínský | ... | Vynálezce orfanik | |
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Augustín Kubán | ... | Tomá Hluchonémec-Zutro |
| Jan Hartl | ... | Lesni adjunkt vilja dézi | |
| Jaroslava Kretschmerová | ... | Snoubenka lesniho adjunkta | |
| Oldrich Velen | ... | Krcmár | |
| Míla Myslíková | ... | Krcmárka | |
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Samuel Adamcík | ... | Kmet |
| Jan Skopecek | ... | Sedlák v kozichu | |
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Václav Kotva | ... | Kantor |
| Jirí Lír | ... | Prefekt | |
| Helena Ruzicková | ... | Zpévacka | |
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In the 1800s, a baron, who is the owner of a castle known as The Devil's Castle and who is also an obsessed opera fan, keeps the body of his favorite diva preserved in a crypt in the castle. In order to keep away potentially nosy visitors, the baron's mad-scientist assistant, invents all sorts of spooky phenomena in order to give the castle a creepy reputation. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Hair-raising comedy about an old castle and its new specters, based on a novel by Jules Verne.Parents Guide:
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Country:
CzechoslovakiaLanguage:
CzechRelease Date:
October 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Vynálezce orfanik: Yes. Long live your false cheque factories!
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Ludek Sobota, Oldrich Kaiser and Milan Lasica were considered for the part of count Teleke, eventually played by Michal Docolomanský. See more »Quotes
Baron Gorc z Gorcu: You surely know that my financial support is unlimited.Vynálezce orfanik: Yes. Long live your false cheque factories!
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Nobody but nobody has heard of this movie. I just can't understand it because it's such a great little flick; if nothing else it deserves its own underground cult following. I've been trying to start one for ages, but it seems in order to drum up a cult you need people. Drat.
Anyway, this film is like a yummy stew of Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein), Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, City of Lost Children) and who knows, maybe some Fellini thrown in for taste. It's surreal, bizarre, funny artistic, classy and has a great underlying story by Jules Verne to feed your brain.
It's one of those films with lots of antique sets and cool retro-scifi gadgets which put you into a timeless state of mind--not exactly the past nor the future, but definitely not the present. Think of the movies Brazil or HG Wells' The Time Machine, then throw in some absolutely crazy characters: a villain who is obsessed with beards, a hero whose super power is his bellowing opera voice (if not his hyper-inflated ego), a mad scientist who sends rockets to the moon in his spare time, and a gorgeous damsel in distress who has a rather curious affliction (I won't ruin it)...
If you're into bizarre Czechoslovakian nightmares* then this is the film for you. Some of the gags are corny, but they're so corny they're classic. If nothing else, it'll be a memorable experience for you, and you can boast about being the only person in your town (in your hemisphere?) who's seen this flick.
*speaking of bizarre Czechs, you might also want to look for the films of Jan Svankmajer (Alice, Faust, Little Otik), definitely worth czeching out. Har.