Castle of Otranto

Film

Castle of Otranto

XC
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Year
1977

An adaptation of the 1764 work of the same name, the first Gothic novel. In this mockumentary, 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 Náchod in Czechia.

Top cast

Directed by

Jan Švankmajer

Written by

Jan Švankmajer, Horace Walpole

Produced by

Marta Šíchová