The Hound of Blackwood Castle
The Hound of Blackwood Castle (German: Der Hund von Blackwood Castle) is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.[1] Based on a story by Edgar Wallace, it also draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.
| The Hound of Blackwood Castle | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer |
| Produced by | Horst Wendlandt Erwin Gitt |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (story) Herbert Reinecker |
| Starring | Heinz Drache Karin Baal Horst Tappert |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 18 January 1968 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location around the city.
Synopsis
Scotland Yard are called in to investigate a series of killings at Blackwood Castle, apparently committed by a giant animal.
Cast
- Heinz Drache as Humphrey Connery
- Karin Baal as Jane Wilson
- Horst Tappert as Donald Fairbanks
- Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
- Agnes Windeck as Lady Agathy Beverton
- Ilse Pagé as Miss Finley
- Mady Rahl as Catherine Wilson
- Uta Levka as Dorothy Cornick
- Hans Söhnker as Anwalt Robert Jackson
- Otto Stern as The Captain
- Alexander Engel as Doc Adams
- Tilo von Berlepsch as Lord Henry Beverton
- Harry Wüstenhagen as Ken Nelson
- Kurd Pieritz as Edward Baldwin
- Arthur Binder as Grimsby
- Rainer Brandt as Tom Heyes
- Kurt Waitzmann as Dr. Sheppard
- Paul Berger as Hausknecht Jameson
References
- Bergfelder p.153
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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