''Ghost in the Castle'' (german: Spuk im Schloß) is a 1945/1947 German

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

horror film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring

Margot Hielscher Margot Hielscher (29 September 1919 – 20 August 2017) was a German singer and film actress. She appeared in over fifty films between and 1939 and 1994. Hielscher was born in Berlin. In 1957, she was chosen to represent Germany at the Eurovis ...

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

, and

Albert Matterstock Albert Matterstock (13 September 1911 – 29 June 1960) was a German film actor. He played the lead in the 1938 aviation film ''Target in the Clouds''.Paris p.93 Selected filmography * ''Land of Love'' (1937) * '' Serenade'' (1937) * '' Yvette'' ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 The film's sets were designed by the art director and

Heinrich Weidemann Heinrich Weidemann (1899–1982) was a German art director.Lowe p.179 Selected filmography * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * '' Ghost in the Castle'' (1947) * '' The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) * '' Scandal at the ...

. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. The film was produced in the latter stages of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

and completed in March 1945, but was not released until 1947.

Cast

References

Bibliography

External links

* 1947 films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s comedy horror films German comedy horror films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films set in castles German black-and-white films 1947 comedy films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub

Cast

See also

References

Bibliography

External links