Im Banne des Unheimlichen

19681968
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

528

YOUR RATING

Crime Mystery Thriller

A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

528

YOUR RATING

Director
- Alfred Vohrer
Writers
- Ladislas Fodor(screenplay)
- Edgar Wallace
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Siw Mattson in Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Claude Farell in Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Wolfgang Kieling and Siw Mattson in Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Edith Schneider in Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Joachim Fuchsberger and Siw Mattson in Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

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Trivia
Director Alfred Vohrer provided the voice of the "laughing skull" himself.

Connections
Featured in Pastewka: Die Strategie der Schnecke (2006)

Soundtracks
The Space of today
Music by Peter Thomas
Performed by Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors

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Review

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3/10

such a joy when the killer 'zombie' arrive

This is pretty poor. I started well and being in colour and made in 1968 had high-ish hopes. The thing here is that there were just too many people involved and the tale far too ridiculous and uninteresting. It needs more than a few colourful sets and humour. Actually the humorous element was okay but then the seriousness of the tangled tale then becomes undermined and more difficult to watch. The only reason this gets any points at all from me is the 'zombie'. An absolute object lesson to all low budget film makers. A black cloak, a wide brimmed hat and a skull face mask with beautifully working jaw and great lighting. It is increasingly such a joy when the killer 'zombie' arrives to relieve us from our boredom that we are immediately on the wrong side.

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