Castle of Otranto (film)

Castle of Otranto
Czech title card
Directed byJan Švankmajer
Written byJan Svankmajer
Produced byMarta Sichova,
Thomas Formacek (uncredited),
Vera Henzlova (uncredited)
StarringJaroslav Vozáb, Miroslav Frýba, Karel Chocholin, Xenie Vavreckova (animator)
CinematographyJiri Safar
Edited byHelena Lebduskova
Music byZdeněk Liška
Production
company
Jiri Trnka Studio
Distributed byKrátký Film Praha
Ustredni Pujcovna Filmu
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Castle of Otranto (Czech: Otrantský zámek) is a 1977 Czechoslovak animated short film by Jan Švankmajer. It is based on Horace Walpole's 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto. The film takes the form of a pseudo-documentary live-action story, with an abridged adaptation of the story itself presented in cut-out animation in the style of Gothic art.