German Grusel
German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie2012
- Oliver Schwehm
- 58m
- November 16, 2012 · Germany
Overview
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...
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 16, 2012
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German, Italian
- Countries
- Germany
- Cast
- Oliver Kalkofe,Sebastian Mirow,Joachim Fuchsberger,Felix Wendlandt,Tim Bergfelder,Karin Dor,Umberto Lenzi,Peter Thomas,Karin Baal
- Director
- Oliver Schwehm
- Writer
- Oliver Schwehm
- Cinematography
- Andreas Bein
- Music
- Pascal Holtzer
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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