The Gorilla of Soho
Appearance
The Gorilla of Soho | |
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Directed by | Harald Philipp |
Written by |
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Produced by | H.O Gregor |
Starring | |
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 | 96 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Gorilla of Soho (German: Der Gorilla von Soho) is 1968 West German crime film directed by Harald Philipp 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
[edit]- Horst Tappert as Insp. David Perkins
- Uschi Glas as Susan McPherson
- Uwe Friedrichsen as Dr. Hermitage
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Sir Arthur
- Herbert Fux as Mr. Sugar
- Inge Langen as Mother Superior / Oberin
- Beate Hasenau as Cora Watson
- Albert Lieven as Henry Parker
- Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
- Hilde Sessak as Sister Elizabeth
- Ralf Schermuly as Edgar Bird
- Maria Litto as Gloria
- Claus Holm as Dr. Jeckyll
- Ingrid Back as Patsy
- Franz-Otto Krüger as Police Doctor
- Eric Vaessen as Gordon Stuart
- Catana Cayetano as Dorothy Smith
- Heidrun Hankammer as Mädchen im Heim
- Käthe Jöken-König as Susan's Mother
- Uschi Mood as Aktmodell
- Ingrid Steeger as Waitress
- Reinhold Timm as Zeichner
- Alfred Vohrer as Edgar Wallace
- Bernd Wilczewski as Muskelmodell
References
[edit]- ^ Bergfelder p. 256
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
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Categories:
- 1968 films
- 1960s mystery thriller films
- German mystery thriller films
- West German films
- 1960s German-language films
- Films directed by Alfred Vohrer
- Constantin Film films
- Films set in London
- Films shot in London
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
- Films shot at Spandau Studios
- 1960s German films
- Films scored by Peter Thomas (composer)
- 1960s German film stubs