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The Terrible People (1960)

The Terrible People poster
Original title
Die Bande des Schreckens
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genre
horror film, mystery film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German crime film from 1960 based on an Edgar Wallace novel. It follows investigators trying to solve a series of strange and frightening events tied to a secret criminal group.

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What happens

The Terrible People (German: Die Bande des Schreckens, lit. 'The Band of Terror') is a 1960 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Fritz Rasp. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1926 novel of the same name. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg with location shooting at Tremsbüttel Castle in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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