Mark of the Tortoise

Mark of the Tortoise (1964)

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English millionaire Sir Cyrus Bradley is being blackmailed by “The Tortoise” Crime Syndicate. He is to pay £ 100,000.00 Pounds to stay alive and not be murdered. After his refusal to pay the money, he is quickly killed. Cyrus‘ nephew, Don Micklem, plans to avenge the death of his uncle and sets out on a quest to expose “The Tortoise“…

Date of release
1964-04-23
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Director
Alfred Vohrer

Casting

Interesting facts

Mark of the Tortoise is a 1964 German krimi film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. It is based on the novel Pay or Die by the British author James Hadley Chase.

Production

Rialto Film produced a cycle of films in a uniquely West German style of crime thriller known as the kriminalfilme or krimis. Originally based in Denmark, Rialto Film made a series of these films, starting with Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) and Der rote Kreis (1960) which were aimed at the German film market and were successes in the country's box office.

Mark of the Tortoise was based on the novel Pay or Die by the British author James Hadley Chase. Variety had announced the film beginning production by February 12, 1964 in Hamburg. Mark of the Tortoise was shot at Real-Film-Studios and on location in London and Trieste. Variety reported that it was made for about $375,000.

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