Ghost in the Castle

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| name =Ghost in the Castle

| image = Ghost in the Castle.jpg

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| director = Hans H. Zerlett

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| writer = Hans H. Zerlett

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| music = Leo Leux

| cinematography = Josef Strecha

| editing = Walter Fredersdorf

| studio = Bavaria Film

| distributor = Amerikanischer Allgemeiner Filmverleih

| released = {{film date|1947|2|20|df=y}}

| runtime = 82 minutes

| country = West Germany

| language = German

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Ghost in the Castle ({{langx|de|Spuk im Schloß}}) is a 1947 German comedy horror film, directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Margot Hielscher, Fritz Odemar, and Albert Matterstock.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240

The sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lück and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Principal photography lasted from November 1943 until February 1944. The final cut was presented to the board of censors as late as March 1945, thus the film saw no release during World War II. The premiere was on February 20th, 1947.{{cite web | url=https://www.filmportal.de/film/spuk-im-schloss_95171e539fff4e278432a6002a5df4c8 | title=Spuk im Schloß | filmportal.de }}

Plot

Gabriele Euler asks the owner of the J.M. Mauritius antique shop about a coat of arms of a castle seen in the background of an old tapestry, as she owns a silver family heirloom featuring the same coat of arms. It turns out to be the coat of arms for Uhlenfels castle. Attempting to find out more about her possible noble roots, Gabriele heads out to the castle, unaware that it is haunted. Later, the antique shop owner and his son, Robert, and daughter, Dagmar seek help at Uhlenfels after their car breaks down near it. The servant states that they can spend the night, but not to leave their rooms. Overcome by curiosity, Robert sneaks out of his room during the night only to see a painting come to life. The next day sees Gabriele arrive at the castle, where Robert tells her about what he saw, so he and Gabriele decide to wait and see what takes place that night.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037307/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl | title=Spuk im Schloß (1947) - Plot - IMDb | website=IMDb }}{{cite web | url=https://www.murnau-stiftung.de/filmtheater/kinoprogramm/spuk-im-schloss | title=Spuk Im Schloss }}https://www.murnau-stiftung.de/filmtheater/kinoprogramm/spuk-im-schloss>

Cast

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Margot Hielscher as Gabriele Euler
Fritz Odemar as J. M. Mauritius
Albert Matterstock as Robert Mauritius
Sonja Ziemann as Dagmar Mauritius
Alice Treff as Clara Röhr
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Alexander Graf
Paul Kemp as Waldemar
Hilde Hildebrand as Camilla
Wilfried Seyferth as Willi Busse
Eva Tinschmann as Mamsell
Max Gülstorff
Victor Janson

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References

Bibliography

{{cite book | editor-first1 = Hans-Michael | editor-last1 = Bock | editor-link1 = Hans-Michael Bock | editor-first2 = Tim | editor-last2 = Bergfelder | title = The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema | publisher = Berghahn Books | year = 2009 | location = New York | isbn = 978-1-57181-655-9 }}