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The Dead Eyes of London (German: Die toten Augen von London and also known as Dark Eyes of London) is a 1961 West German black and white crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal and Dieter Borsche.
| The Dead Eyes of London | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (novel) Egon Eis Wolfgang Lukschy |
| Produced by | Horst Wendlandt |
| Starring | Joachim Fuchsberger Klaus Kinski |
| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Ira Oberberg |
| Music by | Heinz Funk |
Production company | Rialto Film |
| Distributed by | Prisma Film |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Plot
A series of murders of wealthy men leads investigators to a group of blind men with a mysterious leader.
Cast
- Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Larry Holt
- Karin Baal as Eleanor "Nora" Ward, née Finlay
- Dieter Borsche as David Judd aka Mr. Lennox aka Reverend (Paul) Dearborn
- Wolfgang Lukschy as Stephan Judd
- Eddi Arent as Sergeant / Inspector S. "Sunny" Harvey
- Anneli Sauli as Fanny Weldon (as Ann Savo)
- Bobby Todd as Lew Norris
- Franz Schafheitlin as Sir John
- Ady Berber as Jacob "The Blind Jack" Farrell (as Adi Berber)
- Harry Wüstenhagen as "Flimmer-Fred" (German version) / "Flicker-Fred" (English version)
- Rudolf Fenner as Matthew "Matt" Blake
- Hans Paetsch as Gordon Stuart
- Ida Ehre as Ella Ward
- Fritz Schröder-Jahn as Chief Inspector
- Klaus Kinski as Edgar Strauss
Production
The film is based on the 1924 novel The Dark Eyes of London by Edgar Wallace,[1] which had been previously adapted into the 1939 British film The Dark Eyes of London, a.k.a. The Human Monster, introducing a number of horror elements which had not been in the original book. The British film had been released in Germany and proved to be popular. The German film is closer to being a remake of the earlier British film, rather than a close adaptation of Wallace's novel.
The Dead Eyes of London was the first Edgar Wallace film to be directed by Alfred Vohrer, who directed 13 more films in the genre.
Reception
The FSK gave the film a rating of "16 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. The film premiered on 28 March 1961 at the "Walhalla" cinema in Wiesbaden.[2] Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two out of four stars, calling the film "[an] Acceptable thriller".[3]
References
- Hal Erickson (2009). "New York Times: The Dead Eyes of London". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- "Filmportal: Die toten Augen von London". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
External links
- The Dead Eyes of London at IMDb
На других языках
[de] Die toten Augen von London
Die toten Augen von London ist ein deutscher Kriminalfilm des Regisseurs Alfred Vohrer und der sechste Edgar-Wallace-Film der Nachkriegszeit. Die Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Edgar Wallace (Originaltitel: The Dark Eyes of London) wurde vom 16. Januar bis 21. Februar 1961 in Hamburg und Umgebung gedreht und von Rialto Film produziert. Uraufführung hatte der Film am 28. März 1961 im Turmpalast in Frankfurt am Main und im Walhalla in Wiesbaden. Bundesweiter Start war am 1. April 1961.- [en] The Dead Eyes of London
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