The Haunted Castle (1960 film)

The Haunted Castle (German: Das Spukschloß im Spessart) is a 1960 West German comedy horror film directed by Kurt Hoffmann. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.^[2] The film is a sequel to The Spessart Inn (1958) and was followed by Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967).^[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hein Heckroth and Willy Schatz.

The Haunted Castle
Film poster
Directed by	Kurt Hoffmann
Written by	Günter Neumann Heinz Pauck[1]
Produced by	Georg Witt[1]
Starring	Liselotte Pulver Heinz Baumann Georg Thomalla
Cinematography	Günther Anders[1]
Edited by	Hilwa von Boro[1]
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Production company	Georg Witt-Film GmbH[1]
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	15 December 1960 (1960-12-15) [1]
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	West Germany[1]
Language	German

Plot

Cast

• Liselotte Pulver as Charlotte
• Heinz Baumann as Martin Hartog
• Georg Thomalla as Ghost uncle Max
• Hubert von Meyerinck as von Teckel
• Hans Clarin as Prince Kalaka
• Curt Bois as Hugo, a ghost
• Hans Richter as Jockel, a ghost
• Hanne Wieder as Katrin, a ghost
• Paul Esser as Toni, a ghost
• Elsa Wagner as Aunt Yvonne
• Ernst Waldow as Uncle Ernst August
• Herbert Hübner as Hartog
• Veronika Fitz as Sophie