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The Haunted Castle

Play trailer Poster for The Haunted Castle 1921,  1h 9m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 40% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 31% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
40% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A nobleman (Paul Hartmann) at a remote castle attempts to prove that he did not commit a murder years earlier.

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Jeremiah Kipp Slant Magazine Mar 16, 2009
1.5/4
There's almost no expressionistic phantasmagoria here. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Jan 7, 2022
A murder-mystery potboiler juiced by a couple brief dream sequences, one frightening and one comedic. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row May 18, 2019
2/4
It's certainly beautiful - Murnau crafts some of his most strikingly lovely shots here , but the film's narrative is often left spinning its wheels. Go to Full Review
Steve Biodrowski Cinefantastique May 12, 2009
[This] film is very much like being trapped at a party where no one is enjoying himself; all you can do is sit there, looking at the clock and imagining how soon you can make an excuse to get away. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Mar 20, 2009
Once we get past the fact that this is not Nosferatu, it has its own share of striking moments. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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F.W. Murnau

Director

Paul Hartmann

Graf Peter Paul Oetsch

Olga Tache

Baronin Safferstätt

Paul Bildt

Baron Safferstätt

Victor Bluetner

Der Pater Faramund

Arnold Korff

von Vogelschrey, Schlossherr auf Vogeloed

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The Haunted Castle

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Movie Info

Synopsis A nobleman (Paul Hartmann) at a remote castle attempts to prove that he did not commit a murder years earlier.
Director
F.W. Murnau
Screenwriter
Carl Mayer, Berthold Viertel
Genre
Horror
Runtime
1h 9m
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