The Haunted Castle
Dec 15 1960
•2h 41m
•Comedy, Music, Fantasy
The ghosts of thieves help a beautiful young countess save her inherited castle from modern developers in this comic horror/musical.
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Liselotte Pulver
Charlotte
Heinz Baumann
Martin Hartog
Hanne Wieder
Katrin Apfelböck
Elsa Wagner
Yvonne
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