Interpol calls Berlin
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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 |
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Director | Gerald Thomas |
script | Francis Durbridge |
production | Peter Rogers |
music | Stanley Black |
camera | Otto Heller |
cut | Peter Boita |
occupation | |
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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 ).
Interpol is calling Berlin (Original title: The Vicious Circle ) is a Britishaction
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."
"Intense tension in a well-played ripper."
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
- ↑ http://krimiserien.heimat.eu/durbridge/f-interpol-ruft-berlin.htm
- ↑ Interpol calls Berlin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .