The Carpathian Castle

The Carpathian Castle

120 mins | Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Dec. 19, 1976

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.

The Carpathian Castle

120 mins | Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | Dec. 19, 1976

The Carpathian Castle
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.
Producers
Original title Le château des Carpathes
Directors Jean-Christophe Averty
Writers Jules Verne

Cast

Benoît Allemane

as Count Franz de Télek

Sacha Pitoëff

as Gortz

Annette Poivre

as Augusta

Jean Martin

as Orfanik, the Inventor

Guy Grosso

as Docteur Patak

Michel Duplaix

as Hermod

Raymond Meunier

as Rotzko, the Soldier

Nicole Norden

as Miriota Koltz

Yves Arcanel

as Maître Koltz

Bernard Cara

as Jonas

Bernard Valdeneige

as Nic Deck

Jacqueline Danno

as Fausta

Jacques Legras

as The Pope

François Robert

as The Peddler