Long Live Ghosts!

Long Live Ghosts!

1977 · 85 min · ★ 7.1 · Family, Comedy, Fantasy

A trespassing gang of boys encounter a ghost in the ruins of a castle. When they rescue the ghost who is caught in a trapset, they become allies in a fight to prevent ruins from being turned into mushroom farm by the city authorities.

Directed by Oldřich Lipský · Written by Zdeněk Svěrák

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