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The Black Fortress (1988) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 9, 1988

Original Title:
Die schwarze Burg

Alternate Titles:
Cierny Hrad
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Burg

Genres:
Animation

Production Companies:
DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme
Slovesnka Film

Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia | East Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 17

Overview from TheMovieDB

When Martin returns from war, he finds that nothing is the way it once was. He watches a few remaining villagers leave offerings in the town square for a giant monster, and he sees that whoever has nothing left for the monster is turned into stone. To make matters worse, Martin finds out that his fiancee, Maria, is being held captive in the monster's Black Fortress.

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Production

Animation:
Barbara Eckhold

Cinematography:
Siegfried Jung

Director:
Barbara Eckhold

Dramaturgy:
Rudolf Thomas
Rudolf Urc

Editor:
Eva d'Bomba

Music:
Svetozár Štúr

Scenario Writer:
Milan Šimek
Ulrich Pohle
Bohumil Steiner

Sound:
Manfred Mammitzsch
Eduard Palček

Writer:
Barbara Eckhold

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