The Hound of Blackwood Castle (German: Der Hund von Blackwood Castle) is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.[1] Based on a story by Edgar Wallace, it also draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer |
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| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location around the city.
Synopsis
editScotland Yard are called in to investigate a series of killings at Blackwood Castle, apparently committed by a giant animal.
Cast
edit- Heinz Drache as Humphrey Connery
- Karin Baal as Jane Wilson
- Horst Tappert as Donald Fairbanks
- Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
- Agnes Windeck as Lady Agathy Beverton
- Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
- Mady Rahl as Catherine Wilson
- Uta Levka as Dorothy Cornick
- Hans Söhnker as Anwalt Robert Jackson
- Otto Stern as The Captain
- Alexander Engel as Doc Adams
- Tilo von Berlepsch as Lord Henry Beverton
- Harry Wüstenhagen as Ken Nelson
- Kurd Pieritz as Edward Baldwin
- Arthur Binder as Grimsby
- Rainer Brandt as Tom Heyes
- Kurt Waitzmann as Dr. Sheppard
- Paul Berger as Hausknecht Jameson
References
edit- ^ Bergfelder p.153
Bibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
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