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The Terrible People (film)

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The Terrible People
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GermanDie Bande des Schreckens
Directed byHarald Reinl
Written byJ. Joachim Bartsch [de]
Wolfgang Schnitzler [de]
Based onThe Terrible People
by Edgar Wallace
Produced byPreben Philipsen
Starring
CinematographyAlbert Benitz
Edited byMargot Jahn
Music byHeinz Funk [de]
Production
company
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 25 August 1960 (1960-08-25)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Terrible People (German: Die Bande des Schreckens, lit.'The Band of Terror') is a 1960 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Fritz Rasp.[1] It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name.

It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg with location shooting at Tremsbüttel Castle in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes.

Cast

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Production

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The film is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name. Cinematography took place in London between June and 23 July 1960.[2]

Release

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The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bergfelder, Tim (2005). International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Film Europa. Berghahn Books. p. 149. ISBN 1571815392. JSTOR j.ctt1btbx6m. OCLC 62176484.
  2. ^ a b "Filmportal: Die Bande des Schreckens". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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