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19/10/1961 Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h 19m
90
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Overview

Klaus murders women. After killing another girl, Klaus is spotted by his friend Kersten as he leaves his latest victim's house. Kersten gives him a ride and Klaus begins to plot the man's death. He's a witness, after all. Nobody else can say Klaus was there except Kersten. They decide to head to a party. Klaus' unhappy wife is there. So are a bunch of other people. Killing Kersten will be difficult. Then they all play a game called... Murder Party!

  1. Helmut Ashley

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Magali Noël

    Eva Troger

  2. Harry Meyen

    Klaus Troger

  3. Götz George

    Kersten

  4. Robert Graf

    Dr. Horn

  5. Hanne Wieder

    Journalistin Cornelia

  6. Wolfgang Reichmann

    Dr. Rosen

  7. Anita Höfer

    Babsy Lenz

  8. Georges Rivière

    Dahlberg

  9. Margot Hielscher

    Claudia Ahrends

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Reviews

A review by mikemars711
Written by mikemars711 on 2024-12-28
Leave it to Helmut Ashley to spin the krimi on its head again! After his comedic take on the genre with THE BLACK SHEEP, he's back with MURDER PARTY (released October 19, 1961). This one was so Hitchcockian, so noir, so thrilling. We don't wonder who the killer is—we know. After all, the film starts with a creepy extended POV sequence from the killer's perspective. We get some flatly affected, narrated thoughts from him too. Then he steps outside and the camera pulls away and we truly meet him. From here the tension keeps on building, much like Hitchcock's ROPE, and our killer ends up at a d...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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