The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians[2] (Czech: Tajemství hradu v Karpatech, literally "The Mystery/Secret of the Castle in the Carpathians") is a 1981 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It is based on Jules Verne's novel The Carpathian Castle (called Tajemný hrad v Karpatech in Czech translations).
| Tajemství hradu v Karpatech | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oldřich Lipský |
| Written by | Oldřich Lipský Jiří Brdečka |
| Based on | The Carpathian Castle by Jules Verne |
| Starring | Michal Dočolomanský Rudolf Hrušínský Vlastimil Brodský Miloš Kopecký Jaroslava Kretschmerová Evelyna Steimarová |
| Music by | Luboš Fišer |
| Cinematography | Viktor Růžička |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
Production company | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Release date | 1 October 1981[1] |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
The film marks Lipský's third and final collaboration with the humorist Jiří Brdečka,[3] and also features special props by Jan Svankmajer and music by Luboš Fišer.
The film had star casting of Czechoslovakian actors. It remains one of few very popular comedy films even today, being often played on public holidays on main TV channels. A low-cost, paper-cover DVD of the film was released in the Czech Republic.
References
- "Tajemství hradu v Karpatech". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- Tajemství hradu v Karpatech – Also Known As (AKA), IMDb
- Adamovič, Ivan (1994). Encyklopedie fantastického filmu. Prague: Cinema. p. 133. ISBN 80-901675-3-5.
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