''Dr. Coppelius'' (or ''El Fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius'') is a 1966

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based on the ballet

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directed by Ted Kneeland and featuring

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and Claudia Corday. Produced by

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, is also known as ''The Mysterious House of Dr. C''.

Production

Filming took place in Spain in late 1966.

Reception

The ''New York Times'' called it a "spooky but nonthreatening confection", though it noted the title of its American release, was misleading: "Not a horror flick as one might assume, ''The Mysterious House of Dr. C'' is a respectable adaptation" of Kneeland's ballet.

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* 1966 films Spanish comedy films 1966 comedy films Ballet films Films based on The Sandman (short story) 1960s English-language films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub