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The Thing in the Castle

1979 · 87 min

A gentle, talky East German sci-fi comedy that unfolds slowly in a single setting, more wistful than funny.

Genres
Science fiction
Overview
A senior professor is kidnapped in the park by residents of a veterans home. Once there, he is asked to invent a "rejuvenating machine" to restore their youth.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Aging, identity, science
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction
    Directed by
    Gottfried Kolditz
    Written by
    Gottfried Kolditz
    Starring
    Erwin Geschonneck, Vlastimil Brodský, Jaecki Schwarz, Renate Blume, Milan Beli, Amza Pellea, Fred Delmare, Erich Mirek
    Cinematography
    Peter Süring
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Germany, East Germany
    Languages
    German

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