"The Castle of Otranto" is animation/short/mockumentary based on "The Castle of Otranto", a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole, the first Gothic novel. The novel takes place in Otranto in southern Italy. In Jan Svankmajer's mocumentary, 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 Nachod in Czechoslovakia.
Credits
Castle of Otranto Cast
Castle of Otranto Crew
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Department |
Horace Walpole as Novel. He was 259 (79) years old when He died
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Writing |
Jan Švankmajer as Director. He was 42 (now 90) years old
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Directing |
Jan Švankmajer as Writer. He was 42 (now 90) years old
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Writing |
Zdeněk Liška as Music. He was 54 (61) years old when He died
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Sound |