German Grusel

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2012 · 58 min · Documentary · TMDB 6.0/10

Overview

Documentary examines the extraordinary success of the Edgar Wallace series in Germany: the British writer who provided the inspiration for the films was actually out of fashion worldwide in the 1950s - too old-fashioned, too dignified, too boring. Only in Germany was it different, because there was a need to catch up after the end of the Second World War. The National Socialists had banned crime thrillers in general and Edgar Wallace in particular. With a few exceptions, the Edgar Wallace films were therefore the first since the expressionist films...

Directed by Oliver Schwehm

Cast

• Oliver Kalkofe — Self
• Joachim Fuchsberger — Self
• Karin Dor — Self
• Karin Baal — Self
• Tim Bergfelder — Self