(1961, Anamorphic Widescreen) Joachim Fuchsberger, Karen Baal, Dieter Borsche, Wolfgang Lukschy, Eddi Arent, Ady Berber, Anneli Sauli, Klaus Kinski. This special 2-disc edition gives you both the English language American release version, as well as the original German language edition with English subtitles. Wealthy men, whose lives are all heavily insured, are being bumped off one by one, their bodies being dropped into the Thames. The clues eventually lead the police to a mysterious home for the blind, which is run by the opaque-eyed Reverend Dearborn. Berber is awesome as the hairy, blind killer, who callously throws dead bodies into the Thames. In fact, the killings in this Wallace classic are more insidious and horrific than usual. The elevator shaft scene is a particularly grim moment. Another marvelous upgrade from our pal and top Edgar Wallace restoration master, Chuck Pennington. Also included is the original German trailer and Chuck’s side by side restoration comparison. Way cool. Filmed earlier as The Dark Eyes of London (1939) with Bela Lugosi. From 35mm.
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