The Inn on the River

The Inn on the River
The Inn on the River
	DVD cover
Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Written by	Harald G. Petersson; Egon Eis; Gerhard F. Hummel [de];
Based on	The India-Rubber Men ; by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Joachim Fuchsberger
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Music by	Martin Böttcher
Production; company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	28 September 1962;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Inn on the River (German: Das Gasthaus an der Themse/ The Inn on the Thames) is a 1962 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent and Klaus Kinski.^[1] It is part of a series of films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, produced in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s.

Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Wade
Brigitte Grothum as Leila Smith
Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Nelly Oaks
Klaus Kinski as Gregor Gubanow
Eddi Arent as Barnaby
Richard Münch as Dr. Collins
Jan Hendriks as Roger Lane
Heinz Engelmann as Mr. Broen
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Hela Gruel [de] as Anna Smith
Hans Paetsch as Solicitor
Rudolf Fenner [de] as Big Willy

Production

It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. As with other early entries in the series it was made in black and white.

The script was based on Edgar Wallace's 1929 novel The India-Rubber Men. Cinematography took place at Hamburg from 6 June to 11 July 1962.^[2]

Reception

The FSK gave the film a rating of "16 and older" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.^[2]

References

^ "New York Times: The Inn on the River". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Filmportal: Das Gasthaus an der Themse". Retrieved 10 November 2014.

External links

The Inn on the River at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] "New York Times: The Inn on the River". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.

[Filmportal-2] "Filmportal: Das Gasthaus an der Themse". Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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