Interpol calls Berlin

Movie
German title	Interpol calls Berlin
Original title	The Vicious Circle
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1957
length	80 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Gerald Thomas
script	Francis Durbridge
production	Peter Rogers
music	Stanley Black
camera	Otto Heller
cut	Peter Boita
occupation
	John Mills : Dr. Howard Latimer; Derrek Farr : Kenneth Palmer; Noelle Middleton : Laura James; Wilfrid Hyde-White : Major Harrington; Roland Culver : Inspector Dane; Mervyn Johns : Dr. George Kimber; René Ray : Mrs. Ambler; John McLaren : Leo Brent; Lionel Jeffries : Geoffrey Windsor; Lisa Daniely : Frieda Veldon;

Interpol is calling Berlin (Original title: The Vicious Circle ) is a British crime film from 1957. It is based on a 1956 broadcast by the BBC six-part television play, which was also written by Francis Durbridge . The story was later published as a novel under the title My Friend Charles (German: Charlie was my friend ).

action

Dr. Howard Latimer, a famous fashion doctor, is supposed to pick up an actress from the airport for a friend. The friend, Charlie Kaufmann, is a film producer and is unable to attend. The actress Mrs. Veldon does not appear, but is later found murdered in Latimer's apartment. Scotland Yard investigates: Inspector Dane seems to have solved the case very quickly, in his eyes there is only one possible murderer: the doctor Dr. Latimer. The latter protests his innocence, but in the course of the case more and more evidence indicates that he committed the crime. He dives more and more into a vicious circle from which he can no longer free himself. It seems like a swamp of crime he's gotten into. Who will destroy him? And why should he of all people be presented as a murderer? Behind everything seems to be a large-scale drug trafficking organized by a great stranger named Hitton. Latimer tries on his own to find this man who appears to be one of the people involved in the case. In the end he succeeds, he is rehabilitated and the real murderer Mrs. Veldons is exposed.

Reviews

"A thrilling detective film throughout."

- Lexicon of international film

"Intense tension in a well-played ripper."

- Lexicon films on television

Others

Based on the Durbridge six-part My Friend Charles , which the BBC aired between March 10, 1956 and April 14, 1956. Durbridge himself wrote the screenplay for the movie by Gerald Thomas, with which he became friends all his life.

DVD publications

The film was released on DVD in 2014 by Pidax Media Ltd.

Web links

Interpol calls Berlin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Interpol calls Berlin on the Francis Durbridge homepage

supporting documents

[1] ttp://krimiserien.heimat.eu/durbridge/f-interpol-ruft-berlin.htm

[2] Interpol calls Berlin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .