German Grusel

5.0

58m

2012

Documentary

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...

Starring

Oliver Kalkofe, Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Karin Baal, Tim Bergfelder, Felix Wendlandt, Peter Thomas, Umberto Lenzi, Sebastian Mirow

Directed By

Oliver Schwehm