Das Spukschloß im Spessart

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  • Genre: Feature film / Extract
  • Year: 1960
  • Runtime: 05:42 min
  • Description: The video shows the first five minutes of the film. Film synopsis: Sequel to "Das Wirtshaus im Spessart" ("The Spessart Inn"): As a punishment, the gang of robbers from the previous film is walled into the inn’s basement. More than 100 years later, the gang resurfaces when a highway is built at the same place. The former criminals and current ghosts vow to do a good deed to atone for their crimes. They accommodate themselves in the nearby castle of the destitute countess Charlotte, a descendant of countess Franziska whose life the robbers had once made miserable. In the attempt to help Charlotte, the ghosts cause a big mess. – In 1967, the film was followed by another sequel, "Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart" ("Glorious Times in the Spessart Inn").
    "Das Spukschloß im Spessart" was digitized by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum as part of the film heritage funding program "Förderprogramm Filmerbe" (FFE) in 2020. filmportal.de, the central internet platform for German cinema and a department of DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, documents the progress and results of "Förderprogramm Filmerbe", which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the German federal states and the German Federal Film Board. The first five minutes of feature-length films digitized with funding from the FFE are presented on filmportal.de to document the successful completion of the respective project.
  • Provider: DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
  • Rights: In Copyright
  • Production company: Georg Witt-Film GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig)
  • Director: Kurt Hoffmann
  • Language: de