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German Grusel
Release Date:Release date TBD
Running Time:58 min
Genres:Documentary
Director
Cast
Oliver KalkofeJoachim FuchsbergerKarin DorKarin BaalTim BergfelderFelix WendlandtPeter ThomasUmberto LenziSebastian Mirow
Top billed cast (via TMDB).
Synopsis
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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