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The Monster of London City (German: Das Ungeheuer von London-City) is a 1964 West German krimi crime film directed by Edwin Zbonek and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, and Dietmar Schönherr.[1]

The Monster of London City
Directed by	Edwin Zbonek
Written by	Robert A. Stemmle Bryan Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Artur Brauner Heinz Willeg
Starring	Hansjörg Felmy Marianne Koch Dietmar Schönherr
Cinematography	Siegfried Hold
Edited by	Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Martin Böttcher
Production company	CCC Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	2 July 1964
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Ernst Schomer. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location around London.

Synopsis

A series of Jack the Ripper-style murders take place in contemporary London, leaving Scotland Yard baffled. Coincidentally, a new play about Jack the Ripper is opening in London at the time, and the lead actor who plays Jack becomes a suspect in the real-life killings.

Cast

• Hansjörg Felmy as Richard Sand
• Marianne Koch as Ann Morlay
• Dietmar Schönherr as Dr. Morely Greely / Michael
• Hans Nielsen as Dorne
• Chariklia Baxevanos as Betty Ball
• Fritz Tillmann as Sir George
• Walter Pfeil as Horrlick
• Peer Schmidt as Teddy Flynn
• Kurd Pieritz as Maylor
• Elsa Wagner as Housekeeper
• Adelheid Hinz as Maid
• Gerda Blisse as Assistant
• Manfred Grote as Detective
• Kai Fischer as Helen Capstick
• Gudrun Schmidt as Evelyn Nichols

References

Bibliography

• Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.

External links

• The Monster of London City at IMDb

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