Im Banne des Unheimlichen

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Im Banne des Unheimlichen (a.k.a. The Zombie Walks)
Directed byAlfred Vohrer
Written by
  • Edgar Wallace
  • Ladislas Fodor
Produced byHorst Wendlandt
Starring
  • Joachim Fuchsberger
  •  [de]
CinematographyKarl Löb
Edited byJutta Hering
Music byPeter Thomas
Production
company
Release date
  • 26 April 1968 (1968-04-26)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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  [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
  •  [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
  •  [de] as Mr. Merryl
  •  [de] as Mrs. Potter
  •  [de] as Mr. Potter
  • Lillemor Lindfors as Sabrina
  • Ewa Strömberg as Librarian
  • Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
  •  [de] as Professor Bound
  •  [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[]

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

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