Just two years after the phenomenal success of THE WIRTSHAUS IM SPESSART, the West German film director Kurt HOFFMANN, who had won two GOLDEN GLOBES with FELIX KRULL and WIR WUNDERKINDER, followed up with this "Grusical".
This time the story takes place in the immediate present. The robbers of yesteryear are only active as ghosts. During the construction of a motorway service station called Spessart, which is supposed to stand exactly where the inn from the first part once was, the ghosts end up in a nearby castle that has already seen its best days behind it. The young Comtesse Charlotte (GOLDEN GLOBE nominee Liselotte PULVER, nominated for A GLOBAL AFFAIR in 1964) is struggling with the high costs and doesn't really know what to do anymore. Then the ghosts come just in time!
At the same time, a hotel heir (Heinz BAUMANN) and a senior government councilor (Hubert von MEYERINCK) are involved. The latter provides the Comtesse with a state guest from the young Federal Republic as an overnight guest. But this extravagant Prince Kalaka (Hans CLARIN) really makes the castle shake...
Successful continuation of the Spessart spectacle! Enchanting musical interludes by Friedrich HOLLAENDER, really funny ghosts (Hanne WIEDER, Paul ESSER, Hans RICHTER, Curt BOIS and Georg THOMALLA) and surprisingly sharp-tongued quips against the political charades of the still young Federal Republic make the film a very special pleasure.
Filming took place in Mittenberg, Aschaffenburg and Bonn. Oelber Castle in Lower Saxony functioned as a haunted castle. The studio recordings took place at BAVARIA FILM near Munich. More than 9 million visitors were attracted to West German cinemas, with an estimated box office of the equivalent of 6.8 million euros. One of the great successes of the West German film industry!
