Summaries

In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpathians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera.

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.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • collector
  • servant
  • narcissist
  • eccentricity
  • czech science fiction
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi
Release date Sep 30, 1981
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Filming locations Cachtice, Slovakia
Production companies Filmové studio Barrandov

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

Carpathia, High Werewolfsville: On their rehabilitation trip, celebrated opera singer Count Felix Teleke of Tölöke and his faithful servant Ignác come across half-dead gamekeeper Vilja who has been trying to reveal the secret of the mysterious Devil's Castle which is rumored to be haunted. The Count discovers that the crumbling castle is the seat of Baron Gorc who uses fantastic inventions of mad scientist Orfanik to carry out his devilish plans. Count Teleke suspects that Baron Gorc has imprisoned Teleke's fiancée, famous opera diva Salsa Verde, in the ruins of his castle...

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