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The Crimson Circle (1960 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Crimson Circle' (German: 'Der rote Kreis') is a 1960 West German/Danish black and white crime film directed by Jrgen Roland and starring Renate Ewert, Klausjrgen Wussow and Karl-Georg Saebisch.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113224138/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/334352 BFI.org] It was an adaptation of the 1922 novel 'The Crimson Circle' by the British writer Edgar Wallace.
Plot
Scotland Yard detectives pursue a ruthless league of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
Cast
* Renate Ewert as Thalia Drummond
* Klausjrgen Wussow as Derrick Yale
* Karl-Georg Saebisch as Inspector Parr
* Thomas Alder as Jack Beardmore
* Ernst Fritz Frbringer as Sir Archibald Morton
* Erica Beer as Mrs. Carlyle
* Fritz Rasp as Froyant
* Eddi Arent as Sergeant Haggett
* Edith Mill as Lady Doringham
* Ulrich Beiger as Osborne
* Richard Lauffen as Marles
* Heinz Klevenow as Brabazon
* Alfred Schlageter as Mr Beardmore
* Panos Papadopulos as Sailor Selby
* Albert Watson as Sergeant Johnson
* Richard Grupe as James
* Karl-Heinz Peters as Executioner
* Friedrich Schtter as Henry Charles Lightman (and the masked head of the Crimson Circle)
* Alf Marholm as Prison warden
* Gnter Hauer as Conductor
* Jrgen Roland as Policeman
Production
A previous German/British adaptation of the novel 'The Crimson Circle' by Edgar Wallace was made in 1929. Other versions were produced in the UK in 1922 and in 1936.
For this version, the second film in the Wallace series produced by Rialto, the novel was adopted for the screen by Egon Eis under his pen name "Trygve Larsen". Wolfgang Menge, a friend of the director, made some changes to the script. Director Jrgen Roland had not previously directed a feature film, but had made a name for himself by directing the TV-series 'Stahlnetz'.
Cinematography took place in November and December 1959. The studio for interiors was 'Palladium Atelier' at Kopenhagen. Exteriors were also shot at Kopenhagen. Stock footage from London shot during production of the previous film 'Der Frosch mit der Maske' was used.
Release
The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 years and up, unsuitable for screening on public holidays. It premiered on 2 March 1960 at the Unversum at Stuttgart.
The film's success encouraged the producers to meet with Penelope Wallace and secure the film rights for all available Wallace novels.
See also
* 'The Crimson Circle' (1922)
* 'The Crimson Circle' (1929)
* 'The Crimson Circle' (1936)
References
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