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The Haunted Castle

1960 · 101 min

A frothy, tuneful romp where friendly spooks and silly scheming keep everything light and playful.

Overview
The ghosts of thieves help a beautiful young countess save her inherited castle from modern developers in this comic horror/musical.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • greed
  • found family
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music, fantasy
Directed by
Kurt Hoffmann
Written by
Heinz Pauck, Günter Neumann
Starring
Liselotte Pulver, Heinz Baumann, Hanne Wieder, Elsa Wagner, Herbert Hübner, Ernst Waldow, Hubert von Meyerinck, Hans Clarin
Music
Friedrich Hollaender, Olaf Bienert
Cinematography
Günther Anders
Runtime
101 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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