Overview:
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.| Status: | Released (1983-12-16) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $4,218,594 |
| Screen: | F. Paul Wilson, Michael Mann |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures, Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing, Howard W. Koch Productions, Gene Kirkwood Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 349: Scott Glenn - Glaeken Trismegestus
- 19958: Alberta Watson - Eva Cuza
- 920: Jürgen Prochnow - Captain Klaus Woermann
- 10360: Robert Prosky - Father Mihail Fonescu
- 5168: Gabriel Byrne - Major Kaempffer
- 1327: Ian McKellen - Dr. Theodore Cuza
- 938390: William Morgan Sheppard - Alexandru
Crews
- 638: Michael Mann - Director - Directing
- 94839: F. Paul Wilson - Novel - Writing
- 638: Michael Mann - Screenplay - Writing
- 2069060: Chris Kelly - Associate Editor - Editing
- 1620097: Richard Mills - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 44827: Gene Kirkwood - Producer - Production
- 1537952: Beryl Lerman - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
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**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain observes (Jürgen Prochnow). When soldiers s ....
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