German Grusel
★ 6.0201258 minReleased
German Grusel
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...
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Genres
Documentary
Director
Oliver Schwehm
Budget / Revenue
$0.0M / $0.0M
Production Companies
ARTE | SWR.
