In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the chimney, which stirs up the village with whispers Chort (a demon) is now occupying the place. Count Franz de Télek, a visitor to the area, becomes intrigued by all this turmoil and decides to investigate. Made for French television and based on the 1892 Jules Verne novel of the same name.
Benoît Allemane
as Count Franz de Télek
Sacha Pitoëff
as Gortz
Annette Poivre
as Augusta
Jean Martin
as Orfanik, the Inventor
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as Frik
Guy Grosso
as Docteur Patak
Michel Duplaix
as Hermod
Raymond Meunier
as Rotzko, the Soldier
Nicole Norden
as Miriota Koltz
Yves Arcanel
as Maître Koltz
Bernard Cara
as Jonas
Bernard Valdeneige
as Nic Deck
