The Body in the Thames

The Body in the Thames
The Body in the Thames
Directed by	Harald Philipp
Written by	Edgar Wallace (story); Horst Wendlandt; Harald Philipp;
Produced by	Preben Philipsen; Horst Wendlandt ;
Starring	Uschi Glas; Hansjörg Felmy; Werner Peters;
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production; company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	31 March 1971
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Body in the Thames (German: Die Tote aus der Themse) is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.^[1] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film. It was the last shot in Germany, with two Italian films following before the end of the series.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in London and Berlin.

Synopsis[]

After her sister is murdered by a drug gangs, Australian Danny Fergusson arrives in London to find out what happened.

Cast[]

Uschi Glas as Danny Fergusson
Hansjörg Felmy as Inspector Craig
Werner Peters as William Baxter
Harry Riebauer as Milton S. Farnborough
Vadim Glowna as David Armstrong
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Günther Stoll as Doctor Ellis
Petra Schürmann as Susan
Friedrich Schoenfelder as Anthony Wyman
as Myrna Fergusson
as Sergeant Simpson
as Bordellbesitzer
Michael Miller as Jim Donovan
Gerd Frickhöffer as Pennymaker
Ingrid Steeger as Kitty
Brigitte Skay as Maggy McConnor
Ivan Desny as Louis Stout
Ingrid Bethke as Saleswoman

References[]

^ Bergfelder p.257

Bibliography[]

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links[]

The Body in the Thames at IMDb

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[1] Bergfelder p.257

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