Im Banne des Unheimlichen

Im Banne des Unheimlichen (a.k.a. The Zombie Walks)
Im Banne des Unheimlichen (a.k.a. The Zombie Walks)
Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Written by	Edgar Wallace; Ladislas Fodor;
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Joachim Fuchsberger; Siw Mattson [de];
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Jutta Hering
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production; company	Rialto Film
Release date	26 April 1968;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Im Banne des Unheimlichen (lit. Under the Spell of the Unknown); English title The Zombie Walks, a.k.a. The Hand of Power) is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and Siw Mattson [de].^[1] It is part of a series of German screen adaptations of Edgar Wallace's thriller novels. The film's original working title was The Laughing Corpse, and it was released in Spain as Mark of the Scorpion.

Plot

Scotland Yard's Inspector Higgins (Joachim Fuchsberger) becomes involved in a case that began with the corpse of Sir Oliver supposedly laughing from inside of his own coffin during his funeral. Soon people who were close to Sir Oliver start to get killed. Sir Oliver's brother Sir Cecil swears he saw his dead brother jaunting around the countryside in a skeleton costume. Higgins teams up with reporter Peggy Brand (Siw Mattson) and his bumbling chief Sir Arthur (Hubert von Meyerinck) to unmask the villain who is killing people with a poisoned scorpion ring.

Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspektor Higgins
Siw Mattson [de] as Peggy Ward
Wolfgang Kieling as Sir Cecil
Hubert von Meyerinck as Sir Arthur
Pinkas Braun as The Stranger
Claude Farell as Adela
Peter Mosbacher as Ramiro
Siegfried Rauch as Dr. Brand
Otto Stern [de] as Mr. Merryl
Renate Grosser [de] as Mrs. Potter
Hans Krull [de] as Mr. Potter
Lillemor Lindfors as Sabrina
Ewa Strömberg as Librarian
Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
Edith Schneider [de] as Professor Bound
Wolfgang Spier [de] as Bannister
Jimmy Powell as Casper

Production

The screenplay for the film is based on the novel The Hand of Power by Edgar Wallace.^[2]

Reception

The FSK gave the film a rating of "16 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. The film premiered at the "Europa" cinema at Oberhausen on 26 April 1968.^[2]

References

^ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Im Banne des Unheimlichen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "Filmportal: Im Banne des Unheimlichen". Retrieved 17 November 2014.

External links

Im Banne des Unheimlichen at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Im Banne des Unheimlichen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[Filmportal-2] "Filmportal: Im Banne des Unheimlichen". Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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