Monday 8 January 2007

Krimi Box Sets


I have had a few emails / comments with questions about the krimi films and where to get them, so here is a list of the contents of the German box sets with links to the relevant IMDB entries for each film and to their Amazon.de pages; I have used the English title if there is only one, and otherwise given the original title and the various alternatives / AKA's.

Box Set 1:
The Fellowship of the Frog - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052829/
The Red Circle - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053228/
The Terrible People - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053630/
The Green Archer - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054947/

All the films here except The Green Archer have English language options and come from quite early in the krimi cycle, as can be seen from the box.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-01-4-DVDs/dp/B0002YLABM/sr=1-1/qid=1168293439/ref=pd_bowtega_1/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 2:
Dead Eyes of London - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054395/
Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen / The Devil's Daffodil / Daffodil Killer - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054912/
The Forger of London - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054906/
The Strange Countess - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055429/

Dead Eyes of London is also available on a nice Region 1 disc with Freda's Lo Spettro, which I would highly recommend. The Strange Countess has English language options, but I do not know about the others.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-02-4-DVDs/dp/B0002YLABW/sr=1-2/qid=1168293439/ref=pd_bowtega_2/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Eyes-London-Ghost/dp/B0001UZZO0/sr=8-1/qid=1168298600/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-8843256-7406238?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 3:
Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee / The Puzzle of the Red Orchid / The Secret of the Red Orchid - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055391/
The Door with Seven Locks - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056630/
The Inn on the River - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056012/
The Squeaker - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057718/

All four films in this set have English language options, making it a good choice.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-03-4-DVDs/dp/B0002YLAC6/sr=1-3/qid=1168293439/ref=pd_bowtega_3/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 4:
The Black Abbot - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057476/
The Indian Scarf - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057183/
Room 13 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058773/
Der Hexer / The Ringer / The Wizard / The Mysterious Magician - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058191/

All four films in this set also have English language options; I would say that overall it is the set to go for though Christopher Lee fans might be swayed by his presence in The Secret of the Red Orchid to go for Set 3 instead.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-04-4-DVDs/dp/B0002YLACG/sr=1-5/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_5/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 5:
Curse of the Hidden Vault - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058161/
Das Verrätertor / Traitor's Gate - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058718/
Wartezimmer zum Jenseits / Mark of the Tortoise / Waiting Room to the Beyond - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058737/
Neues vom Hexer - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059501/

Curse of the Hidden Vault and Mark of the Tortoise have English-language options, but I do not know about the others. Das Verrätertor / Traitor's Gate is credited to Freddie Francis and Jimmy Sangster, so might be of interest to British horror fans as well. Mark of the Tortoise is a Wallace-like James Handley Chase adaptation.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-05-4-DVDs/dp/B00067Y558/sr=1-6/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_6/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 6:
The Sinister Monk - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059846/
The Hunchback of Soho - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060192/
Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne / The Trygon Factor - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061124/
Die Blaue Hand / Creature with the Blue Hand / The Bloody Dead - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061409/

The Sinister Monk and The Hunchback of Soho have English language options, but again I do not know about the others. Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne / The Trygon Factor is credited to Cyril Frankel, and has a British cast alongside Siegfried Schurenberg and Eddi Arent. The Bloody Dead is also available on Region 1 DVD.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-06-4-DVDs/dp/B00067Y55I/sr=1-8/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_8/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Dead-Creature-Blue-Hand/dp/B00007L4NP/sr=1-1/qid=1168298644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-8843256-7406238?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 7:
Der Mönch mit der Peitsche / The Monk with the Whip / The College Girl Murders / The Prussic Factor - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062022/
Der Hund von Blackwood Castle / The Horror of Blackwood Castle - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061795/
Im Banne des Unheimlichen / The Hand of Power / The Zombie Walks - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061795/
Der Gorilla von Soho / Ape Creature / Gorilla Gang - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063024/

Der Mönch mit der Peitsche / The Monk with the Whip sounds like might be a colour remake of The Sinister Monk, and is available on Region 1 DVD.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-07-4-DVDs/dp/B0007CNX5U/sr=1-9/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_9/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
http://www.amazon.com/College-Girl-Murders-Grit-B%C3%B6ttcher/dp/B0009OL8GW/sr=11-1/qid=1168298695/ref=sr_11_1/103-8843256-7406238

Box Set 8:

Der Mann mit dem Glasauge / Terror on Half Moon Street / The Man with the Glass Eye - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063270/
Das Gesicht im Dunkeln / A Doppia faccia / Double Face / Puzzle of Horrors - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063979/
Die Tote aus der Themse / The Dead One in the Thames River - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067868/
Das Rätsel des silbernen Halbmonds / Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso / Seven Blood Stained Orchids - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067696/

Das Gesicht im Dunkeln is the Riccardo Freda giallo, co-scripted by Lucio Fulci; while Das Rätsel des silbernen Halbmonds is the Umberto Lenzi giallo. The latter is also available on Region 1 DVD.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-08-5-DVDs/dp/B0007CNX64/sr=1-10/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_10/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Blood-Stained-Orchids-Antonio-Sabato/dp/B00007G1Y5/sr=11-1/qid=1168298749/ref=sr_11_1/103-8843256-7406238http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Blood-Stained-Orchids-Antonio-Sabato/dp/B00007G1Y5/sr=11-1/qid=1168298749/ref=sr_11_1/103-8843256-7406238

Box Set 9:
Die Katze von Kensington - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116750/
Das Karussell des Todes - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113529/
Der Blinde - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112524/
Das Schloss des Grauens - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315538/

Late 1990s TV adaptations with the character Inspector Higgins; I suspect these are for completists only.

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-09-4-DVDs/dp/B000B9WFZS/sr=1-11/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_11/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Box Set 10:
Das Haus der toten Augen - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325299/
Die unheimlichen Briefe - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322130/
Die vier Gerechten - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317406/
Whiteface - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327675/

Early 2000s TV adaptations with the character Inspector Higgins; the same remarks about being for completists only apply hier auch

http://www.amazon.de/Edgar-Wallace-10-4-DVDs/dp/B000B9WG02/sr=1-12/qid=1168293439/ref=sr_1_12/303-3575579-4014668?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Finally, if you have not already done so, check out Latarnia's krimi corner and the links there.

Also, if you have any corrections or additions, please feel free to post them - I am in no way an krimi expert.

2 comments:

Count Fosco said...

Hey Keith,
Thanks for the heads up with what boxsets are available. I have added a couple of the sets (Box 3 and Box 4) to the "to buy list".

Cheers

Anonymous said...

Any of the boxsets have subtitles? Is there any edition of this dvd's with subtitles?