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"Ah, Brunwald Castle. I don't know how I'm going to find Dad in a maze like this, but I'll think of something..."

Castle Brunwald was a castle on the Austro-German border. For a time, it was used by Nazis as a secret base. Henry Jones, Sr. was captured and kept there. The castle held many fine tapestries as part of the Brunwald family's art collection.

History

Indiana Jones and Elsa Schneider entered the castle to rescue his father, and knocked out the Butler who didn't believe Jones' cover story. Jones located his room and entered through the window. However when they exited, he was confronted by Vogel who pretended to have captured Elsa; Indy, to save her life, surrendered the Grail Diary to him, after which Elsa revealed her true affiliation.

The two Joneses were re-captured, and met Donovan there, who also turned out to be a Nazi. The Joneses were tied on a chair and unintentionally burned down a portion of the castle before escaping on a motorcycle with sidecar.

After that, they traveled to Berlin to retrieve the Grail Diary.

Brunwald art collection

Items in the Brunwald collection in 1938 included:

Behind the scenes

Menno Meyjes' script for Indy III featured the Syrian Crusader castle Krak des Chavaliers as the castle where Henry Walton Jones, Senior was locked by the Nazis.^[1] During the writing of Jeffrey Boam's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade script, Castle Brunwald was called Grunwald. Writer Tom Stoppard changed the name in his revisions.

800px-Buerresheim 1 — Schloss Buerresheim, near the city of Mayen in Rhineland-Pfalz

The idea of a castle in the third film saw development from Indiana Jones and the Monkey King, an ultimately rejected script written by Chris Columbus. That story began in a haunted Scottish mansion where Indiana Jones was to defeat a ghost named Baron Seagrove III.^[2] In fact, George Lucas' original idea for a third film was to do "a haunted mansion movie", so he hired Romancing the Stone writer Diane Thomas to the script. However, director Steven Spielberg rejected the concept because its similarity to Poltergeist, which he had co-written and produced.^[3] Additionally, Thomas was killed when her drunk boyfriend caused her car's collision, although by that time she had already finished the first draft.^[4]

The real castle, Schloss Bürresheim, lies in Rhineland-Pfalz, in the Mayen-Koblenz district. Secluded in a forested valley in the Eifel Mountains near Burg Olbrück and Castle Nürburg, it still retains some of the oppresive aura seen in the movie, however, there are no fine tapstries hanging on the walls. The castle was also used in the 1994 made-for-television film Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy, which is based on a story by Sid Fleischman.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ The Complete Making of Indiana Jones, Chapter 9: "The Monkey King: July 1984 to May 1988", p. 184–203.
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CompleteMaking
↑ Steven Spielberg: A Biography, Chapter 15: "An Awfully Big Adventure", p. 379–413
↑ The Indiana Jones films that never happened at Den of Geek!

[1] The Complete Making of Indiana Jones, Chapter 9: "The Monkey King: July 1984 to May 1988", p. 184–203.

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[3] Steven Spielberg: A Biography, Chapter 15: "An Awfully Big Adventure", p. 379–413

[4] The Indiana Jones films that never happened at Den of Geek!

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-During the writing of [[Jeffrey Boam]]'s ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' script the castle was called ''Grunwald''.<ref>''[[The Complete Making of Indiana Jones]]''</ref>
+[[Menno Meyjes]]' script for ''[[Indy III]]'' featured the [[Syria]]n Crusader castle [[Wikipedia:Krak des Chavaliers|Krak des Chavaliers]] as the castle where [[Henry Walton Jones, Senior]] was locked by the [[Nazi]]s.<ref>''[[The Complete Making of Indiana Jones]]'', Chapter 9: "The Monkey King: July 1984 to May 1988", p. 184–203.</ref> During the writing of [[Jeffrey Boam]]'s ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' script, Castle Brunwald was called ''Grunwald''. Writer [[Tom Stoppard]] changed the name in his revisions.
 [[File:800px-Buerresheim_1.jpg|thumb|Schloss Buerresheim, near the city of Mayen in Rhineland-Pfalz]]
-The idea of a castle in the third film saw development from ''[[Indiana Jones and the Monkey King]]'', an ultimately rejected script by Chris Columbus. That story began in a haunted [[Scotland|Scottish]] mansion.<ref>''[[The Complete Making of Indiana Jones]]''</ref>
+The idea of a castle in the third film saw development from ''[[Indiana Jones and the Monkey King]]'', an ultimately rejected script written by Chris Columbus. That story began in a haunted [[Scotland|Scottish]] mansion where [[Indiana Jones]] was to defeat a [[ghost]] named Baron Seagrove III.<ref name="CompleteMaking" /> In fact, [[George Lucas]]' original idea for a third film was to do "a haunted mansion movie", so he hired ''[[Wikipedia:Romancing the Stone|Romancing the Stone]]'' writer [[Wikipedia:Diane Thomas|Diane Thomas]] to the script. However, director [[Steven Spielberg]] rejected the concept because its similarity to ''[[Wikipedia:Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'', which he had co-written and produced.<ref>''Steven Spielberg: A Biography'', Chapter 15: "An Awfully Big Adventure", p. 379–413</ref> Additionally, Thomas was killed when her drunk boyfriend caused her car's collision, although by that time she had already finished the first draft.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/indiana-jones/29092/the-indiana-jones-films-that-never-happened The Indiana Jones films that never happened] at [http://www.denofgeek.com Den of Geek!]</ref>
-The real castle, Schloss Bürresheim, lies in Rhineland-Pfalz, in the Mayen-Koblenz district. Secluded in a forested valley in the Eifel Mountains near Burg Olbrück and Castle Nürburg, it still retains some of the oppresive aura seen in the movie, however, there are no fine tapstries hanging on the walls. The castle was also used in the 1994 made-for-television film ''Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy'', which is based on a story by Sid Fleischman.
+The real castle, Schloss Bürresheim, lies in Rhineland-Pfalz, in the Mayen-Koblenz district. Secluded in a forested valley in the Eifel Mountains near Burg Olbrück and Castle Nürburg, it still retains some of the oppresive aura seen in the movie, however, there are no fine tapstries hanging on the walls. The castle was also used in the 1994 made-for-television film ''[[Wikipedia:Prince Brat and The Whipping Boy|Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy]]'', which is based on a story by Sid Fleischman.
 ==Appearances==