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German Grusel

6.0 58 mins Documentary   2012
ARTE   SWR  
Director(s): Oliver Schwehm

Release Date: 16 Fri, Nov 2012

Documentary examines the extraordinary success of the Edgar Wallace series in Germany: the British writer who provided the inspiration for the films was actually out of fashion worldwide in the 1950s - too old-fashioned, too dignified, too boring. Only in Germany was it different, because there was a need to catch up after the end of the Second World War. The National Socialists had banned crime thrillers in general and Edgar Wallace in particular. With a few exceptions, the Edgar Wallace films were therefore the first since the expressionist films...

Casts of German Grusel

Oliver Kalkofe

as Self

Karin Dor

as Self

Karin Baal

as Self

Tim Bergfelder

as Self

Felix Wendlandt

as Self

Peter Thomas

as Self

Umberto Lenzi

as Self

Sebastian Mirow

as Mr. X

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