The Gorilla of Soho

The Gorilla of Soho
The Gorilla of Soho
Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel); Horst Wendlandt; Alfred Vohrer;
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Horst Tappert; Uschi Glas; Uwe Friedrichsen;
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Jutta Hering
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production; company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	27 September 1968;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Gorilla of Soho (German: Der Gorilla von Soho) is 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Horst Tappert, Uschi Glas and Uwe Friedrichsen.^[1] It was part of Rialto Film's long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations.

It was shot on location around London and at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg.

Cast[]

Horst Tappert as Insp. David Perkins
Uschi Glas as Susan McPherson
Uwe Friedrichsen as Sgt. Jim Pepper
Hubert von Meyerinck as Sir Arthur
Herbert Fux as Mr. Sugar
as Mother Superior / Oberin
Beate Hasenau as Cora Watson
Albert Lieven as Henry Parker
Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
Hilde Sessak as Sister Elizabeth
as Edgar Bird
Maria Litto as Gloria
Claus Holm as Dr. Jeckyll
as Patsy
Franz-Otto Krüger as Police Doctor
as Gordon Stuart
as Dorothy Smith
as Mädchen im Heim
as Susan's Mother
as Aktmodell
Ingrid Steeger as Waitress
as Zeichner
Alfred Vohrer as Edgar Wallace
as Muskelmodell

References[]

^ Bergfelder p. 256

Bibliography[]

Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.

External links[]

The Gorilla of Soho at IMDb

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[1] Bergfelder p. 256

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