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Schloß Vogeloed, (The Haunted Castle)

Schloß Vogeloed, (The Haunted Castle) (1921)

  • 55% of users liked it
    (99 ratings)

The German The Haunted Castle (Schloss Vogelrod) has been described as director F.W. Murnau's "warm-up" for his subsequent Nosferatu. At this point in his career, Murnau was more interested in effects than in story or characterization, but those effects were among the best within the boundaries of… More

Unrated, 56 min.
Directed By
F.W. Murnau
Written By
Carl Mayer, Berthold Viertel
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Horror
In Theaters
Apr 7, 1921 Wide
On DVD
Aug 26, 2008

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

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

  • Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine

    The Haunted Castle makes the viewer wait in a state of anticipation for something to resonate on screen--and it feels positively endless.

  • Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine

    There's almost no expressionistic phantasmagoria here.

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  • AJ V


    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… More

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