German Grusel (2012)

Documentary examines the extraordinary success of the Edgar Wallace series in Germany: the British writer who provided the inspiration for the films was actually out of fashion worldwide in the 1950s - too old-fashioned, too dignified, too boring. Only in Germany was it different, because there was a need to catch up after the end of the Second World War. The National Socialists had banned crime thrillers in general and Edgar Wallace in particular. With a few exceptions, the Edgar Wallace films were therefore the first since the expressionist films...

Released

2012-11-16

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

58 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Oliver Schwehm

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 2 votes