The Green Archer
1961 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
The plot has Valerie Howett and her family moving into a mansion somewhere in England. The estate next door belongs to Abel Bellamy (Gert Frobe), an American of questionable background. Bellamy would prefer that no one live near by, especially the Howetts. In typical Edgar Wallace fashion there are multiple seemingly parallel story lines, Scotland Yard investigating Bellamy, Valerie trying to find out what happened to her long lost mother, and the mysterious and legendary Green Archer of the title, who appears to get vengeance on enemies of his family; which all converge in the final act. The while the plot is needlessly convoluted, it keeps things interesting for its 90 minute running time (it also prevents a simple explanation of the story).
Direction Jürgen Roland
Cast Klausjürgen Wussow · Karin Dor · Eddi Arent · Harry Wüstenhagen · Wolfgang Völz · Stanislav Ledinek · Heinz Weiss · Hans Epskamp · Georg Lehn · Edith Teichmann · Hela Gruel · Gert Fröbe
Soundtrack Heinz Funk
Screenplay Wolfgang Menge · Wolfgang Schnitzler · Edgar Wallace
Cinematography Heinz Hölscher
Original title Der grüne Bogenschütze
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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