One of the earliest (and eeriest) works by the legendary filmmaker F. W. Murnau Schloss Vogeld: Die Enthllung eines Geheimnisses [Castle Vogeld: The Revelation of a Secret often referred to as The Haunted Castle] provides a vital glimpse into the development of the uncanny-suffused expressionistic style that became Murnau's hallmark and legacy. A party of aristocrats assemble at a country manor for an autumn hunt. But a long-lingering question threatens once more to rear its head: who really murdered the Baroness's late husband? With a riveting nightmare sequence that... foreshadows the nocturnal fantasias of both Nosferatu and Phantom and a masquerade conceit that looks backward to Feuillade and forward to Murnau's own Die Finanzen des Groherzogs this languorous mood piece represents the latent material that will figure into a master director's later breakthroughs. [show more]
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Silent murder mystery directed by F.W. Murnau. At an aristocratic weekend party at Vogelöd Castle, Count Oestsch (Lothar Mehnert), long suspected of murdering his own brother, turns up uninvited. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence and clear his name, the Count begins an ethically questionable campaign to find the true killer.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. One of the earliest (and eeriest) works by the legendary filmmaker F. W. Murnau, Schloss Vogelöd: Die Enthüllung eines Geheimnisses [Castle Vogelöd: The Revelation of a Secret, often referred to as The Haunted Castle] provides a vital glimpse into the development of the uncanny-suffused expressionistic style that became Murnau's hallmark and legacy. A party of aristocrats assemble at a country manor for an autumn hunt. But a long-lingering question threatens once more to rear its head: who really murdered the Baroness's late husband? With a riveting nightmare sequence that foreshadows the nocturnal fantasias of both Nosferatu and Phantom, and a masquerade conceit that looks backward to Feuillade and forward to Murnau's own Die Finanzen des Großherzogs, this languorous mood piece represents the latent material that will figure into a master director's later breakthroughs. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present F. W. Murnau's Schloss Vogelöd, a long out-of-circulation early work by the legendary F. W. Murnau, director of such masterworks as Nosferatu and Sunrise . Released on DVD in the UK for the first time on 22 August 2011. Actors: Arnold Korff, Lulu Kyser-KorffDirectors: F. W. MurnauFormat: PALLanguage: GermanSubtitles: EnglishRegion: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1Number of discs: 1
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