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The Inn on Dartmoor

Original title: Das Wirtshaus von Dartmoor
  • 1964
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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The Inn on Dartmoor (1964)
DramaMysteryThriller

A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.

  • Director
    • Rudolf Zehetgruber
  • Writers
    • Victor Gunn
    • Egon Eis
  • Stars
    • Heinz Drache
    • Ingmar Zeisberg
    • Paul Klinger
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    225
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rudolf Zehetgruber
    • Writers
      • Victor Gunn
      • Egon Eis
    • Stars
      • Heinz Drache
      • Ingmar Zeisberg
      • Paul Klinger
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Heinz Drache
    Heinz Drache
    • Anthony Nash
    Ingmar Zeisberg
    Ingmar Zeisberg
    • Evelyn Webster
    Paul Klinger
    Paul Klinger
    • Inspektor Cromwell
    Judith Dornys
    Judith Dornys
    • Joyce Trevor
    Friedrich Joloff
    • Mr. Simmons
    Mady Rahl
    Mady Rahl
    • Mrs. Simmons
    Dieter Eppler
    Dieter Eppler
    • Mr. Gray
    Stanislav Ledinek
    • Billy
    Friedrich Schoenfelder
    Friedrich Schoenfelder
    • Sir James
    Gerd Frickhöffer
    • Fletcher
    • (as Gerhard Frickhöffer)
    Fritz Eberth
    • Trollope
    Kai Fischer
    Kai Fischer
    • Bardame
    Ralf Wolter
    Ralf Wolter
    • O'Hara
    • (as Ralph Wolter)
    Heinrich Gies
    Heinrich Gies
    • Spitzel
    • (uncredited)
    Gerhard Hartig
    Gerhard Hartig
    • Ritchie
    • (uncredited)
    Abi Ofarim
    • Hooligan
    • (uncredited)
    Conny Rux
    • Jüngerer Wärter
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Schilsky
    • Älterer Wärter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rudolf Zehetgruber
    • Writers
      • Victor Gunn
      • Egon Eis
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    5be-fi

    Chaotic mix, but some nice elements

    The setting is around the early 60's on the British countryside. Some escapees from a prison in "Dartmoor" where killed mysterious in the near swamp territory. A P.I. gets challenged to solve the case.

    So, a storyline we've seen nearly a thousand times, which isn't really convincing in this case.

    The acting is temporarily pretty poor, some shots are just cheesy, and, what annoys me the most, the actors and the scenery are German, yes, even the plate of the prison, is written in German, although it takes place in Britain. The transitions of both, the German and the British aspects and props, are mixed and blurred in some ridiculous forms. The names and attitudes of the characters are so much stereotyped, it seems, the production team didn't took much work on that.

    But the soundtrack is very nice, good matching parts for some different shots and scenes.

    All in all i was only able watching it, by not taking it serious and seeing it as a parody or comedy. But hey, give it a chance, there are a lot of movies out there, which are way worse than this.

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    • Trivia
      The German title of the novel, on which this movie is based and one of the characters, are the only things, movie and novel have in common.
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      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Inn on Dartmoor (1971)

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1964 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Das Wirtshaus von Dartmoor
    • Filming locations
      • Arca-Filmstudio, Berlin, Germany(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Arca-Winston Films Corp.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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