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The Devil's Daffodil

Original title: Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen
  • 19611961
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
559
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The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the ste... Read allA Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
559
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ákos Ráthonyi
  • Writers
    • Basil Dawson(screenplay)
    • Donald Taylor(screenplay)
    • Horst Wendlandt(dialogue: German version)
  • Stars
    • Joachim Fuchsberger
    • William Lucas
    • Sabine Sesselmann
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ákos Ráthonyi
  • Writers
    • Basil Dawson(screenplay)
    • Donald Taylor(screenplay)
    • Horst Wendlandt(dialogue: German version)
  • Stars
    • Joachim Fuchsberger
    • William Lucas
    • Sabine Sesselmann
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    • 4User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Joachim Fuchsberger in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Klaus Kinski, Joachim Fuchsberger, Jan Hendriks, and Albert Lieven in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Christopher Lee and Joachim Fuchsberger in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Marius Goring and Sabine Sesselmann in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Joachim Fuchsberger, Marius Goring, and Albert Lieven in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Marius Goring and Sabine Sesselmann in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Marius Goring in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Albert Lieven and Ingrid van Bergen in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Walter Gotell and Ingrid van Bergen in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    Christopher Lee in The Devil's Daffodil (1961)

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    Joachim Fuchsberger
    Joachim Fuchsberger
    • Jack Tarling
    William Lucas
    William Lucas
    • Jack Tarling (English Version)
    Sabine Sesselmann
    Sabine Sesselmann
    • Anne Ryder
    • (as Sabina Sesselmann)
    Penelope Horner
    Penelope Horner
    • Anne Rider (English Version)
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Peter Keene
    Colin Jeavons
    Colin Jeavons
    • Peter Keene (English Version)
    Ingrid van Bergen
    Ingrid van Bergen
    • Gloria
    Albert Lieven
    Albert Lieven
    • Raymond Lyne
    Jan Hendriks
    Jan Hendriks
    • Charles
    Marius Goring
    Marius Goring
    • Oliver Milburgh
    Peter Illing
    Peter Illing
    • Mr. Putek
    Walter Gotell
    Walter Gotell
    • Oberinspektor Whiteside…
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Ling Chu
    Frederick Bartman
    • Detektiv
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Friedrich G. Beckhaus
    Friedrich G. Beckhaus
    • Mr. Osborn
    • (German version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dawn Beret
    • Katya
    • (uncredited)
    John Blythe
    John Blythe
    • Mann am Spielautomat
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Brodie
    • Polizeisekretär
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ákos Ráthonyi
    • Writers
      • Basil Dawson(screenplay)
      • Donald Taylor(screenplay)
      • Horst Wendlandt(dialogue: German version)
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    • Trivia
      The German and English versions were filmed simultaneously in London.
    • Goofs
      Marius Goring plays a character called Oliver Milburgh. At around Minute 84 there is a picture of him in a newspaper. Now his name is Charles Milburgh.
    • Alternate versions
      Produced in a German and English release, with the same crew but different actors.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Lukas: Mann und Maus (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Bei mir ist alles nur Natur
      by Keith Papworth

      Lyrics by Ute Kuntze-Just

      Performed by Ingrid van Bergen

      (Note: german release)

    User reviews4

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Convoluted but worthwhile
    THE DEVIL'S DAFFODIL is a packed-to-the-brim Edgar Wallace krimi, made in Germany but filmed in the UK. It's the kind of film that you have to watch closely because the plot is very dense and just working out who's who and the relationships between the characters is tricky indeed. Still, there's plenty to recommend about this one, not least the moody black and white photography and the antics of a knife-wielding masked killer who adds plenty of thrills to the picture.

    Cast-wise, chiefly of interest is none other than Christopher Lee, once again playing a Chinese guy. I'm not sure why Lee always ended up cast as an Oriental but he certainly makes for an imposing presence here and it's nice to see him playing a good guy for a change. He's a Charlie Chan-style investigator, prone to reciting proverbs at the most inconvenient times. He's a real hoot.

    Lee is supported by an erstwhile cast, including the familiar faces of Walter Gotell and Marius Goring, and there's a nice turn from a typically twitchy Klaus Kinski, just in the process of becoming a big star in Germany. THE DEVIL'S DAFFODIL is an unashamed B-movie throughout, and one that has much in common with the British thrillers of the 1950s that were being churned out by Nettlefold Studios and the like. However, the low budget is put to fine use and there's certainly never a dull moment here.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Daffodil Killer
    • Filming locations
      • Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Omnia Pictures Ltd.
      • Rialto Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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