

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Genres
Overview
In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpithians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera. He 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 nosy visitors, the baron's mad-scientist assistant, invents all sorts of spooky phenomena in order to give the castle a creepy reputation.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1981-10-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
6.273
Michal Dočolomanský
Count Teleke of Tölökö
Evelyna Steimarová
Salsa Verde
Vlastimil Brodský
komorník Ignác
Jan Hartl
lesní adjunkt Vilja Dézi
Miloš Kopecký
Baron Gorc z Gorců
Rudolf Hrušínský
vynálezce Orfánik
Augustín Kubán
Tóma Hluchoněmec - Zutro
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
snoubenka lesního adjunkta
Oldřich Velen
krčmář
Míla Myslíková
krčmářka
Samuel Adamčík
kmet na peci
Jan Skopeček
Václav Kotva
Jiří Lír
Prefekt
Helena Růžičková
Zpévacka
Vilém Lipský
Jiří Knot
Pavel Vondruška
Jiří Kaurský
Karel Houska
Sedlák
Václav Mareš
Sedlák
Jiří Kosek
Peter Rúfus
Iva Petříčková
Zdena Rulcová
Viktor Nejedlý
Petr Svárovský
Milan Mach
Bára Štěpánová
Dévecka
Markéta Čaňková
Lenka Pichlíková
Otakar Brousek
Narrator (voice)
Ladislav Županič
Count Teleke of Tölökö (voice)
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Salsa Verde (voice)
Mirko Musil
Tóma Hluchoněmec – Zutro (voice)
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