- published: 07 Jul 2014
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The Wartburg is a castle situated on a 1230-foot (410-m) precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999 UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List as an "Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe", citing its "Cultural Values of Universal Significance".
The castle's foundation was laid about 1068 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Ludwig der Springer, a relative of the Counts of Rieneck in Franconia. Together with its larger sister castle Neuenberg in the present-day town of Freyburg, the Wartburg secured the extreme borders of his traditional territories.
According to tradition, the castle (Burg) got its name when its founder first laid eyes on the hill upon which the castle now sits; enchanted by the site, he is supposed to have exclaimed, "Warte, Berg -- du sollst mir eine Burg werden!" ("Wait, mountain -- you shall become a castle for me!"). It is a German play on words for mountain (Berg) and fortress (Burg). In addition, Ludwig der Springer is said to have had clay from his lands transported to the top of the hill, which was not quite within his lands, so he might swear that the castle was built on his ground. In fact, the name probably derives from German: Warte, a kind of watchtower as stated in the above source.
Actors: Alan Bates (actor), Bruno Ganz (actor), Tadeusz Lomnicki (actor), Michael Sarne (actor), Volker Schlöndorff (actor), Jerzy Skolimowski (actor), Fred Zinnemann (actor), Margarethe von Trotta (actress), Jerzy Skolimowski (writer), Jerzy Skolimowski (director), Jane Asher (actress), Bogumil Kobiela (actor), David Essex (actor), Andrzej Kostenko (writer), Adam Hanuszkiewicz (actor),
Plot: Censored by the Polish authorities, this film was reedited and new footage added. It begins with a sci-fi motif: abstract images and electronic music take the viewer from ruins of Lebanon to the set of Voelker Schloendorf "The Forgery" where Skolimowski plays a lead role. Another shift takes us to London, where Skolimowski shoots a street scene. There are also shifts into the past with the old footage, featuring a score of Polish actors in a setting resembling Kantor's experimental theatre.
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