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Le Requin harponne Scotland-Yard

Original title: Das Gasthaus an der Themse
  • 1962
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Le Requin harponne Scotland-Yard (1962)
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Inspector Wade hunts down The Shark, a criminal equipped with a wetsuit and a speargun.Inspector Wade hunts down The Shark, a criminal equipped with a wetsuit and a speargun.Inspector Wade hunts down The Shark, a criminal equipped with a wetsuit and a speargun.

  • Director
    • Alfred Vohrer
  • Writers
    • Edgar Wallace
    • Harald G. Petersson
    • Egon Eis
  • Stars
    • Joachim Fuchsberger
    • Brigitte Grothum
    • Elisabeth Flickenschildt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Alfred Vohrer
    • Writers
      • Edgar Wallace
      • Harald G. Petersson
      • Egon Eis
    • Stars
      • Joachim Fuchsberger
      • Brigitte Grothum
      • Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    • 12User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Joachim Fuchsberger
    Joachim Fuchsberger
    • Insp. Wade
    • (as Joachim Berger)
    Brigitte Grothum
    Brigitte Grothum
    • Leila Smith
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    • Nelly Oaks
    • (as Elisabeth Flick)
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Gregor Gubanow
    Eddi Arent
    Eddi Arent
    • Barnaby
    Richard Münch
    Richard Münch
    • Dr. Collins
    Jan Hendriks
    Jan Hendriks
    • Roger Lane
    Heinz Engelmann
    Heinz Engelmann
    • Mr. Broen
    Siegfried Schürenberg
    • Sir John
    Hela Gruel
    Hela Gruel
    • Anna Smith
    Hans Paetsch
    Hans Paetsch
    • Rechtsanwalt
    Rudolf Fenner
    • Big Willy
    Manfred Greve
    • Sgt. Frank
    • (as Manfred Grove)
    Gertrud Prey
    • Nurse
    • (as Getrud Prey)
    Eva Maria Bauer
    • Blondine am Schaufenster
    Friedrich G. Beckhaus
    Friedrich G. Beckhaus
    • Betrunkener Matrose
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Straass
    • Donovan
    • (uncredited)
    Werner Van Deeg
    • Nachtwächter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Vohrer
    • Writers
      • Edgar Wallace
      • Harald G. Petersson
      • Egon Eis
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    8Rascar-Capac

    Atmospheric German Wallace adaption

    Between 1959 and 1972 a stream of 32 (!) films, based on criminal novels from famous British author Edgar Wallace had been produced by the German Rialto film company. "The Inn on the River" is an early example and surely one of the highlights of the series. The film benefits tremendously from the atmospheric black and white photography shot by cameraman Karl Loeb. There are plenty of impressive night scenes with eerie lights and shadows. Foggy canalization funnels, lonesome harbor quays, subterranean and underwater locations capture the audience from the beginning. Though some side aspects of the script seem to be far fetched and only loosely connected with the entire plot, it doesn't distract from the main story line, which is loosely based on Wallace's novel "The India Rubber Man". The film focuses on the police chasing a mysterious Jewel robber known only as the "Shark". Disguised in a black divers suit, he frequently kills in proper style with his harpoon! "The Inn on the Thames", so the exact translation of the German film title, was a huge success, when released in 1962. Apart from the suspenseful crime story, one of the reasons for this might be, that the thriller elements are complimented here more than usual by a simple but effective fairytale-like romance.

    The film's young heroine Leila (Brigitte Grothum: very pretty, though she seems rather limited here as an actress) is captured at the sinister harbor Inn "Mekka" just like a 20th century Cinderella. She is repressed by her evil stepmother (excellent: Elisabeth Flickenschild) and threatened not only by the "Shark", but by numerous gangsters around, some of them lustfully longing for the under aged girl. The prince coming to her rescue is of course Scotland Yard's Inspector Wade (in his usual role, handsome Joachim Fuchsberger): he even calls her "Princess" at their first encounter. Wade suspects that the "Mekka" Inn is a smuggler's nest, somehow connected with the "Shark". Among the many doubtful characters he finds here is the sneaky Russian merchantman Gubanow (great: Klaus Kinski, in one of his typical supporting roles, that became a trademark of the series)

    As usual in German Wallace Krimis of that time, the film wasn't shot on location. Hamburg and the Elbe river doubled in for London and the Thames. There is only few (badly fitting) original British stock footage from a rowing boat race. Other minus points are the uneven title music and the comical character of Barnaby (Eddie Arend), an eccentric fan of water sports. Arend, who can be funny at times, is allowed to overact so shamelessly, that his screen presence becomes annoying here. Nonetheless, this is a great little thriller. It's impact on filmmakers can be viewed in Dick Maas Horror action flick "Amsterdamned" (1988), which borrowed more than the idea of a killer in a diving-suit from this one.
    10Geroellheimer

    Scotland Yars Insp. Wade hunts "The Shark" a scuba-diving dressed killer who terrorises London.

    This was the most successful film of the legendary Edgar Wallace series in Germany which ran from 1959 to 1972."Gasthaus" has an creepy and mysterious atmosphere,filmed in Hamburg along the river Alster, and not on Location in London. Along with a very good story and some nice plot twists, it is a movie i will always like to watch. It has also one of the best casts in the Wallace history. Along with regulars Joachim Fuchsberger,Eddi Aren't Siegfried Schürenberg and the always great Klaus Kinski German movie greats like Elisabeth Flickenschildt,Heinz Engelmann,Brigitte Grothum and Richard Münch ad to the fun.Since the movies are regularly rerun on German TV and the entire series has recently appeared on DVD, be sure to watch this one. Of course to watch the others isn't a bad idea either.
    7elo-equipamentos

    The Inn on the River is one of Best George Wallace adaptation!!!

    Shot entirely at Hamburg in Germany as if it was in London, this movie portraits in smallest details the atmospheric London's fog nearby the Thames river, just using old stock footage in some sequences only, this turn the Scotland Yard's Inspector Wade (Joachim Fuchsberger) has to face an unexpected enemy intitled as Shark, due he acts disguised of scuba diver who has been perpetrating several robberies, murders and disappearing thru sewage network until Thames river.

    Inspector Wade starts at harbor area where a famous lodging-Tabern-nightspot Mekka is set, looking for some clues to take on the unknown killer, there are many suspects as the owner of Mekka the cynical Mrs. Nelly Oaks (Elisabeth Flickenschildt) his bleak bartender Big Willy (Rudolf Fenner), an obscure Ship's owner Mr. Broen (Heinz Engelmann), the scarface thug Roger Lane (Jan Hendriks) and slippery lodger Gubanow (Klaus Kinski), otherwise in other pictures the funny character played by Eddi Arent now is a flamboyant water sports as Barnaby.

    Aiming for spice up the story the Inspector Wade has a romantic affair with the gorgeous teenager Leila Smith (Brigitte Grothum), meanwhile he has a support of the police forensic Doctor Collins (Richard Munch), it sounds a complex plot about a supposed daughter from a wealthy British family that actually was dead in tender age, indeed a absorbent thriller.

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    8udar55

    My first exposure to Krimis

    This 1962 mystery is the first exposure I've had to the Edgar Wallace krimi adaptations. I enjoyed it quite a bit although the mystery was a bit too convoluted. There is even a "So and so did this because..." explanation towards the end but I still have a few questions. Anyway, the film is about a killer named The Shark who is killing people in London with a speargun. He is able to get away because he dresses in a scuba outfit and uses the city sewer lines to escape. Inspector Wade (Joachim Fuchsberger) of Scotland Yard is on the case.

    The film has a lot going for it, especially in the Theremin themed bits involving The Shark. The image of the killer in an all black wetsuit is atmospherically shot and suitably creepy. Dick Maas was definitely impressed by it because he used it to similar effect in the 80s action thriller AMSTERDAMNED. Another plus is a young Klaus Kinski in a major supporting role as sleazy French businessman. On the downside, the film features some awkward comic relief in the form of the bumbling Barnaby character. And, as I mentioned earlier, it does get confusing for a bit. At one point three men in black scuba suits are running around. However, the end revelation of who The Shark is pretty unexpected and director Alfred Vohrer does his best to send you off the track.
    8The_Void

    Excellent Krimi flick

    This is another film made in Germany in the sixties, based on a story by Edgar Wallace, and directed by Alfred Vohrer. It's also one of the best films of its type. The plot is typical of Edgar Wallace; it's wacky and features a plethora of strange and unique characters. As the title suggests, the film makes a river (the Thames, naturally) its central setting and this is very important for the plot as it focuses on a murderer with a strange modus operandi. Scotland Yard have been called in to investigate a series of murders happening on the river - witnesses have reported seeing a man in a wetsuit and all of the victims are found to have been killed by a harpoon - thus leading the murderer to be nicknamed 'The Shark'. Inspector Wade is called in to look into the murders and it soon becomes apparent that they may have something to do with a local smuggling operation. His efforts are concentrated on one family in particular that owns a bar and, allegedly, a large fortune also.

    Alfred Vohrer stylishly directs the film, and seems to have a fascination with mirrors - as there's plenty of shots featuring characters' reflections. The plot is well worked and the way that the investigation is presented is interesting; although to be honest I would have proffered to have seen more of The Shark. A murderer swimming around a river and shooting people with a harpoon gun is a fascinating idea, but it's not capitalised upon as much as it could have been. The central cast is good and features many familiar Krimi faces - including Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Aren't and Klaus Kinski, who has a small but memorable role as a smuggler. There's plenty of good set pieces to keep the interest up, although the focus of the mystery is not on the identity of The Shark but on the reasons for the killing; meaning the final unveiling of the villain at the end is a bit of a moot point; although it does at least come as a surprise. Overall, this is an excellent Krimi that works in spite of a couple of problems and it will certainly be of interest to fans of the genre.

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    • Trivia
      With approximately 4.000.000 admissions during its official German theatrical run, this is the most successful German Edgar Wallace film out of 37 productions between 1959-72.
    • Connections
      Edited into Edgar Wallace: Whiteface (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      ...besonders in der Nacht
      Performed by Elisabeth Flickenschildt

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1964 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Inn on the River
    • Filming locations
      • Studio Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Rialto Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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