The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians[2] (Czech: Tajemství hradu v Karpatech, literally "The Mystery/Secret of the Castle in the Carpathians") is a 1981 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It is based on Jules Verne's novel The Carpathian Castle (called Tajemný hrad v Karpatech in Czech translations).

Tajemství hradu v Karpatech
Directed byOldřich Lipský
Written byOldřich Lipský
Jiří Brdečka
Based onThe Carpathian Castle
by Jules Verne
StarringMichal Dočolomanský
Rudolf Hrušínský
Vlastimil Brodský
Miloš Kopecký
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Evelyna Steimarová
Music byLuboš Fišer
CinematographyViktor Růžička
Edited byMiroslav Hájek
Production
company
Filmové studio Barrandov
Release date
1 October 1981[1]
CountryCzechoslovakia

The film marks Lipský's third and final collaboration with the humorist Jiří Brdečka,[3] and also features special props by Jan Svankmajer and music by Luboš Fišer.

The film had star casting of Czechoslovakian actors. It remains one of few very popular comedy films even today, being often played on public holidays on main TV channels. A low-cost, paper-cover DVD of the film was released in the Czech Republic.

References
  1. "Tajemství hradu v Karpatech". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. Tajemství hradu v Karpatech – Also Known As (AKA), IMDb
  3. Adamovič, Ivan (1994). Encyklopedie fantastického filmu. Prague: Cinema. p. 133. ISBN 80-901675-3-5.


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