Creature with the Blue Hand(German:Die blaue Hand) is a West Germanhorror filmdirected byAlfred Vohrerand starringHarald Leipnitz,Klaus KinskiandIlse Steppat.[1]It is based on the 1925 novelThe Blue HandbyEdgar Wallaceand was part of a long-running series of adaptations made byRialto Film.The film's plot involves the police tracking a killer known as the Blue Hand. It was shot at theSpandau StudiosinBerlin.The film's sets were designed by theart directorWalter KutzandWilhelm Vorwerg.
| Creature with the Blue Hand | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer[1] |
| Screenplay by | Herbert Reinecker[1] |
| Based on | The Blue Hand byEdgar Wallace[1] |
| Produced by | Horst Wendlandt[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernst W. Kalinke[1] |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering[1] |
| Music by | Martin Böttcher[1] |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | West Germany[1] |
Cast
edit- Harald Leipnitzas Inspector Craig
- Klaus Kinskias Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
- Carl Langeas Dr. Albert Mangrove
- Ilse Steppatas Lady Emerson
- Hermann Lenschauas Lawyer Douglas
- Diana Körneras Myrna Emerson
- Gudrun Genestas Nurse Harris
- Albert Bessleras Butler Anthony
- Richard Halleras Edward Appleton / The Blue Hand
- Ilse Pagéas Miss Mabel Finley
- Fred Haltineras Warder Reynolds
- Peter Partenas Robert Emerson
- Thomas Dannebergas Charles Emerson
- Heinz Spitzneras Judge
- Siegfried Schürenbergas Sir John
Release
editCreature with the Blue Handwas released in 1967.[2]The film was bought byNew World Picturesand issued as adouble featurein the United States withBeast of the Yellow Night.[3]The film was later re-edited in 1987 with new gore inserts by producerSam Shermanand released to home video asThe Bloody Dead.[2]
References
edit- ^abcdefghijk"Die blaue Hand".Filmportal.de.Retrieved25 October2017.
- ^abPitts, Michael R. (2004).Famous Movie Detectives III.Scarecrow Press.p. 41.ISBN978-0-8108-3690-7.
- ^Koetting, Christopher T (2009).Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures.Hemlock Books. p. 25.ISBN978-0-9557774-1-7.
Bibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim.International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s.Berghahn Books, 2005.