The Thing in the Castle
A senior professor is kidnapped in the park by residents of a veterans home. Once there, he is asked to invent a "rejuvenating machine" to restore their youth.
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Cast
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Erwin Geschonneck
Prof. Bunzberger
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Vlastimil Brodský
Prof. K.
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Karl-Ernst Sasse
Gottfried Kolditz
Jaecki Schwarz
Axel
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Christa Helwig
Renate Blume
Susi
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Peter Süring
Milan Beli
Reporter
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Amza Pellea
Wenzel
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Gottfried Kolditz Director · Peter Süring Cinematographer Christa Helwig Editor
First release July 19, 1979 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Futurum''
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
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Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Futurum''
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VEB DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Germany · XG
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Original title
Das Ding im Schloß
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 19, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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