The Strange Countess (1961)
Die seltsame Gräfin
Strange fortune hunters are behind a girl's murder in this Edgar Wallace tale.
- Date of release
- 1961-11-08
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Josef von Báky, Ottokar Runze, Jürgen Roland
Casting
- Joachim Fuchsberger — Inspektor Michael "Mike" Dorn
- Brigitte Grothum — Margaret Loais Reedle, geb. Moron / Pinder
- Marianne Hoppe — Mary Pinder, verw. Moron
- Rudolf Fernau — Dr. Tappatt
- Richard Häussler — Chesney Praye
- Edith Hancke — Lizzy Smith
- Eddi Arent — Lord Selwyn Moron
- Fritz Rasp — Rechtsanwalt Shaddle
- Reinhard Kolldehoff — Butler John Addams
- Alexander Engel — Patient
- Klaus Kinski — Bresset
- Lil Dagover — Gräfin / Lady Leonora Moron
Interesting facts
The Strange Countess is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations produced by Rialto Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the Schloss Ahrensburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig.
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