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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381294828
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 21, 2006
Running Time: 171 minutes
Sales Rank: 73349
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1967-03
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Description:
Wealthy people are getting notes from 'The Patrons of the Rich' offering 'protection' for a large sum... and those who don't pay wind up brutally murdered! Inspector Weston of Scotland Yard is joined by the FBI's Cpt. Allerman (Star Wars' Christopher Lee) to expose the deadly secrets of London's underworld, where every dark street corner could be hiding a vicious killer bent on protecting The Mystery of the Red Orchid! Based on a novel by the popular Edgar Wallace, this stylish installment in the continuing series of German krimi thrillers features a great scene where 'Two-Gun Lee' deals with a gangster hitman. Also featuring Klaus Kinski (For a Few Dollars More), Marisa Mell (Danger: Diabolik), and Adrian Hoven (Mark of the Devil).
Then the spirit of Jack the Ripper seems to be very much alive in 1960s London as a series of brutal slayings by the Monster of London City has Scotland Yard baffled. In a macabre coincidence, a new play about the famous murderer is about to become a major West End hit... and the leading man is rapidly becoming the prime suspect!
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Rating:  - A mixed bag of chills--one interesting, the other abysmal
As I like old classic movies, I also like to indulge in some old, campy, horror movies from the 60's and 70's as well--"The Monster of London City" is one of them. A German film of the "krimi" genre and written by Edgar Wallace, and similar to the far superior "The Phantom of Soho," this effort about a series of Jack the Ripper-like murders in fashionable London, circa 1960 is an agreeable time-filler if nothing more. In this film we think the murderer is obvious, but there are enough red herrings to keep our attention for approximately 90 minutes. For the most part, the transfer is quite clean and audio is remarkably clear, not usually the case with many of these rare, hard-to-find films.
The second film's starring attraction, Christopher Lee in "Secret of the Red Orchid" is an unintentionally funny horror film with him dubbed in an horribly poor American accent. One would think any film with Christopher Lee would be at least watchable, but not in this case.
The film also features Klaus Kinski (who has made some appearances in some great films and some truly bad ones) as a notorious London underworld figure. With a rather dull plot and chracters as interesting and substantive as this year's Presidental debates, This film really does not hold one's interest for very long and the viewer will often find himself (as I did) easily distracted and trying to think of something far more constructive to do with his time.
Rating:  - Not worth the money or time.
I'm a horror nut. I love strange old movies as well. I was really looking forward to this disc only to be severely disappointed. The first movie is a slightly atmospheric but ultimatly mundane Jack The Ripper story. The second film, "Secret of the Red Orchid" is the film that features Mr. Lee and Mr. Kinski. It is absolutely atrocious. It's horribly dubbed; Christopher Lee is dubbed. It's a low budget gangster film that isn't worth more than 99 cents.
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