The Haunted Castle

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The Haunted Castle

1921

1h 9m

Horror

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A nobleman (Paul Hartmann) at a remote castle attempts to prove that he did not commit a murder years earlier.

Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

There's almost no expressionistic phantasmagoria here.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 16, 2009

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A murder-mystery potboiler juiced by a couple brief dream sequences, one frightening and one comedic.

Jan 7, 2022

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

It's certainly beautiful - Murnau crafts some of his most strikingly lovely shots here , but the film's narrative is often left spinning its wheels.

Rated: 2/4

May 18, 2019

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

[This] film is very much like being trapped at a party where no one is enjoying himself; all you can do is sit there, looking at the clock and imagining how soon you can make an excuse to get away.

May 12, 2009

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Once we get past the fact that this is not Nosferatu, it has its own share of striking moments.

Mar 20, 2009

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Michael M

The Haunted Castle is interesting as one of the earliest surviving works of director F.W. Murnau, but isn't a particularly good example of his work. On a side note, while the English title implies that the film falls into the horror genre, the film has few horror elements and is more of a murder mystery.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/21

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Audience Member

made just b4 the gr8 FW Murnau directed his masterpiece 'nosferatu'.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Early Murnau provides us with a slowpaced horror movie with barely any horror nor thrills. The story itself is neither to embrace. Thus those faces from the silent era which only the "europeans" can make, do shine here.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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A Super-Fascinating If Minor Work by Murnau--Earliest surviving Murnau available on video!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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This is without a doubt lesser Murnau. But even lesser Murnau is better than most.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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I was so confused by this movie, but I think it's partly the fault of the people who tried to restore it, it doesn't look so good. The actors weren't very good either, the story is odd, and there wasn't much to look at. This looks like it could have been an interesting movie at least, but it needs to be restored better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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F.W. Murnau

Director

Paul Hartmann

Graf Peter Paul Oetsch

Olga Tache

Baronin Safferstätt

Paul Bildt

Baron Safferstätt

Victor Bluetner

Der Pater Faramund

Arnold Korff

von Vogelschrey, Schlossherr auf Vogeloed

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Synopsis

A nobleman (Paul Hartmann) at a remote castle attempts to prove that he did not commit a murder years earlier.

Director: F.W. Murnau
Screenwriter: Carl Mayer, Berthold Viertel
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1h 9m