The Carpathian Castle

Overview

In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the chimney, which stirs up the village with whispers Chort (a demon) is now occupying the place. Count Franz de Télek, a visitor to the area, becomes intrigued by all this turmoil and decides to investigate. Made for French television and based on the 1892 Jules Verne novel of the same name.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 19, 1976

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Cast

Jean Martin,Jacques Legras,Jacqueline Danno,Bernard Valdeneige,Sacha Pitoëff,Michel Duplaix,François Robert,Bernard Cara,Yves Arcanel,Jean-Roger Caussimonand 5 more

Director

Jean-Christophe Averty

Writer

Jules Verne

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2132365