Creature with the Blue Hand
| Creature with the Blue Hand | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by |
Alfred Vohrer Samuel M. Sherman (uncredited) |
| Produced by |
Fritz Klotsch Horst Wendlandt Preben Philipsen |
| Written by |
Fred Denger Uschi Haarbrücker Harald G. Petersson Herbert Reinecker Samuel M. Sherman |
| Based on | the novel The Beast by Edgar Wallace |
| Starring | Harald Leipnitz |
| Cinematography | Ernst W. Kalinke |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering |
Production company |
Rialto |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Creature with the Blue Hand (German: Die blaue Hand and also known as The Bloody Dead) is a 1967 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz.[1] In this movie, police track a killer known as the Blue Hand.
Cast
- Harald Leipnitz – Inspektor Craig
- Klaus Kinski – Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
- Carl Lange – Dr. Albert Mangrove
- Ilse Steppat – Lady Emerson
- Hermann Lenschau – Rechtsanwalt Douglas
- Diana Körner – Myrna Emerson
- Gudrun Genest – Schwester Harris
- Albert Bessler – Butler Anthony
- Richard Haller – Edward Appleton / Die Blaue Hand
- Ilse Pagé – Miss Mabel Finley
- Fred Haltiner – Wärter Reynolds
- Peter Parten – Robert Emerson
- Thomas Danneberg – Charles Emerson
- Heinz Spitzner – Richter
- Siegfried Schürenberg – Sir John
Production
The film was bought by New World Pictures and issued on a double bill in the US with Beast of the Yellow Night.[2]
References
- ↑ "New York Times: Creature with the Blue Hand". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 25