Castle of Otranto
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An adaptation of the 1764 work of the same name, the first Gothic novel. In this mockumentary, the amateur archaeologist Dr. Vozáb has set to prove that the supernatural ghost love story takes place not in Italy, but in Otranto Castle near Náchod in Czechia.
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Jan Švankmajer Director · Horace Walpole Writer Zdeněk Liška Composer
United States release January 1, 1977 · Produced in XC · Production Krátký Film Praha
Production
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Production
Krátký Film Praha
Production
XC
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Original title
Otrantský zámek
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · January 1, 1977
United States · January 1, 1977
Theatrical
France
October 31, 2010 · Forum des images
Germany
April 7, 2011 · Wiesbaden goEast
Greece
November 1, 2006 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
February 21, 2015 · Svankmajer Film Festival
Sweden
February 2, 1984 · Göteborg Film Festival
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