German Grusel

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German Grusel (2012)

Directed by Oliver Schwehm

Documentary · 58m

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...

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Cast

Oliver Kalkofe Self Joachim Fuchsberger Self Karin Dor Self Karin Baal Self
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Tim Bergfelder Self
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Felix Wendlandt Self Peter Thomas Self Umberto Lenzi Self
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Sebastian Mirow Mr. X

Crew

Director
Oliver Schwehm
Writer
Oliver Schwehm
Director of Photography
Andreas Bein
Original Music Composer
Pascal Holtzer
Editor
Ellen Scheider

Details

Original title
German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie
Release date
2012-11-16
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, Italian
Countries
Germany
Production
ARTE, SWR