The Monster of London City

Produced byStarringCinematographySiegfried HoldEdited byWalter WischniewskyMusic byMartin BöttcherDistributed byGloria Film2 July 196490 minutesCountryWest GermanyLanguageGerman

The Monster of London City (German: Das Ungeheuer von London-City) is a 1964 West German krimi crime film directed by Edwin Zbonek and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, and Dietmar Schönherr.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Ernst Schomer. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location around London.

Synopsis

A series of Jack the Ripper-style murders take place in contemporary London, leaving Scotland Yard baffled. Coincidentally, a new play about Jack the Ripper is opening in London at the time, and the lead actor who plays Jack becomes a suspect in the real-life killings.

Cast

• Hansjörg Felmy as Richard Sand
• Marianne Koch as Ann Morlay
• Dietmar Schönherr as Dr. Morely Greely / Michael
• Hans Nielsen as Dorne
• Chariklia Baxevanos as Betty Ball
• Fritz Tillmann as Sir George
• Walter Pfeil as Horrlick
• Peer Schmidt as Teddy Flynn
• Kurd Pieritz as Maylor
• Elsa Wagner as Housekeeper
• Adelheid Hinz as Maid
• Gerda Blisse as Assistant
• Manfred Grote as Detective
• Kai Fischer as Helen Capstick
• Gudrun Schmidt as Evelyn Nichols

References

Bibliography

• Robert C. Reimer & Reinhard Zachau. German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema. Hackett Publishing, 2017.

External links

• The Monster of London City at IMDb