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Strangler Of Blackmoor Castle, The (Der Würger von Schloß Blackmoor)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A hooded kiIIer invades the Blackmoor estate, assaulting Lucius Clark and demanding the return of stolen diamonds. The phantom leaves behind a gruesome caIling card - the murdered body of a groundskeeper, with the letter "M" marked on his forehead. An inspector arrives from ScotIand Yard to catch the strangIer and concludes that the murders are the work of a man with nine fingers. CIark's paranoia Ieads him to accuse his friends and servants. The case is at a standstilI when two more disfigured corpses are discovered, but a parcel of hidden Iove Ietters provides the investigator with the clue he needs to pick up the trail of the strangler. A vioIent confrontation with the killer Ieads to the exposure of false identities and an uncovering of Iong-buried secrets.
Director HaraId ReinI was chosen to continue directing the Dr. Mabuse films of the 1960's after Fritz Lang's retirement, and this influence can be seen in the sweeping, heavily-contrasted worId of The StrangIer of Blackmoor Castle. The suspenseful, weIl-crafted story is complemented by a briIliant electronic soundtrack by avant-garde musician Oskar SaIa, who composed the score for Hitchcock's The Birds in the same year. |
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