The Terrible People (1960 film)
The Terrible People (German: Die Bande des Schreckens, lit. 'The Band of Terror') is a 1960 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Fritz Rasp.[1] It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name.
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| Directed by | Harald Reinl |
| Produced by | Preben Philipsen |
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| Based on | The Terrible People by Edgar Wallace |
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| Music by | Heinz Funk |
| Cinematography | Albert Benitz |
| Edited by | Margot Jahn |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 25 August 1960 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg with location shooting at Tremsbüttel Castle in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes.
Cast
- Joachim Fuchsberger as chief inspector Long
- Karin Dor as Nora Sanders
- Fritz Rasp as Lord Godley Long
- Dieter Eppler as Mr. Crayley
- Ulrich Beiger as Mr. Henry
- Karin Kernke as Alice Cravel
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Sir Archibald
- Eddi Arent as Antony Edwards
- Karl-Georg Saebisch as banker Monkford / teacher Monkford
- Alf Marholm as Richard Cravel
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Mrs. Revelstoke
- Klaas Akkermann as Sergeant
- Otto Collin as Clay Shelton
- Josef Dahmen as hangman
- Peter Frank as man
- Siegfried Frese as man
- Günter Hauer as Sergeant Rouch
- Werner Hedman as angler
- Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
- Horst Krüger as man
- Marga Maasberg as woman
- Ludwig Meybert as man
- Marga Meybert as woman
- Reinhold Nietschmann as man
- Karl-Heinz Peters as Tonio
- Alfons Seyler as man
- Mita von Ahlefeldt
- Wilhelm Walter as man
Production
The film is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name. Cinematography took place in London between June to 23 July 1960.[2]
Release
The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.[2]
See also
- The Terrible People (1928, film serial)
References
- Bergfelder p.149
- "Filmportal: Die Bande des Schreckens". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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