Einer frisst den anderen (1964)

Three thieves rip off a shipment of used money being sent back to the US. As they are escaping the robbery (after having taken a hostage), they wind up on an island in a hotel with an ... See full summary »

Directors:

Gustav Gavrin, Richard E. Cunha

Writers:

Robert Hill (screenplay), Michael Elkins (screenplay)

Stars:

Jayne Mansfield, Cameron Mitchell, Dodie Heath

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jayne Mansfield	...	Darlene(Mrs. Smithopopolis)
Cameron Mitchell	...	Lylle Corbett
Dodie Heath	...	Sandra Morelli (as Dody Heath)
Ivor Salter	...	Dolph Kostis(Mr. Smithopopolis)
Isa Miranda	...	Madame Benoit
Elisabeth Flickenschildt	...	Lady Xenia
Werner Peters	...	Jannis, Xenia's Butler
Pinkas Braun	...	Livio Morelli
Robert Gardett	...	Police Detective Gino
Ines Taddio	...	Hotel Americano's Singer
Siegfried Lowitz	...	Bank Guard (scenes deleted)
Aldo Camarda	...	Hotel Americano's Barman

Storyline

Three thieves rip off a shipment of used money being sent back to the US. As they are escaping the robbery (after having taken a hostage), they wind up on an island in a hotel with an apparently crazed manager and a building full of demented residents.

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Plot Keywords:

isolated place | adriatic coast | bank robbery | greed | hidden fugitive | 

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Taglines:

Two killers, a deadly blonde and a million stolen dollars spell death on a lonely, lust-ridden island.

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

West Germany Italy Liechtenstein

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dog Eat Dog!

Filming Locations:

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ernst Neubach-Film,Unione Cinematografica Internazionale,Michael Arthur Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

KwaZulu-Natal locations stood in for some of the sequences on the Greek island where the story ends.

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Quotes

Darlene: I'd rather have fresh panties in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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Connections

Follows When Strangers Meet (1934)

User Reviews

Starts Badly and Ends Worse

The first hour or so of this film seems to be one of those barely competent Euro-thrillers that smells of "deal" and little more.

Evil killers laugh for 20 minutes at a time, a thug in a car tries to kill a pedestrian thug and the editing makes no sense, a voluptuous babe offers to sell out the entire male cast sequentially and all at once, we've all seen it a thousand times and on our own deathbeds we'll undoubtedly regret the time we wasted doing so.

Then the picture goes off the rails, perhaps because of the three or maybe four directors. All pretense of continuity goes out the window, scars disappear and reappear on faces, characters die for silly reasons or no reason at all; basically staging and dialog disintegrate completely. We watch the film go around and around in ever-diminishing circles and finally disappear up its own backside.

You think, "Oh, the poor actors," as they all get that haunted look, like "How did I ever get involved with this mess?" and "Who do I have to sleep with to get OFF of this picture?" and "Boy, will I murder my agent when I get back home!" and "Oh wow, I really need to go; I'll bet it's that schnitzel last night at the hotel."

Jayne Mansfield does some of the best acting in the film, which'll give you some idea of what to expect. When Cameron Mitchell goes berserk and starts ripping up the furniture, he does it with a remarkably rehearsed air, along the lines of "We only have one sofa, so I have to get it right on the first take," and "Does Stuart Whitman have to put up with this stuff in his movies?"

There is no psychological or sociological subtext to this film; it has no stylistic elegance or directorial signature hidden in a overlooked "B"; it is simply a desperate and cynical attempt to make money. The movie fails on every level. You don't even get to see Dubrovnik. Skip it.