The Body in the Thames

The Body in the Thames
Directed by	Harald Philipp
Written by	Edgar Wallace (story) Horst Wendlandt Harald Philipp
Produced by	Preben Philipsen Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Uschi Glas Hansjörg Felmy Werner Peters
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Alfred Srp [de]
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	31 March 1971 (1971-03-31)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Body in the Thames (German: Die Tote aus der Themse) is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.^[1] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film. It was the last shot in Germany, with two Italian films following before the end of the series.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot on location in London and Berlin.

Synopsis

After her sister is murdered by a drug gang, Australian Danny Fergusson arrives in London to find out what happened.

Cast

• Uschi Glas as Danny Fergusson
• Hansjörg Felmy as Inspector Craig
• Werner Peters as William Baxter
• Harry Riebauer as Milton S. Farnborough
• Vadim Glowna as David Armstrong
• Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
• Günther Stoll as Doctor Ellis
• Petra Schürmann as Susan
• Friedrich Schoenfelder as Anthony Wyman
• Lyvia Bauer as Myrna Fergusson
• Peter Neusser [de] as Sergeant Simpson
• Friedrich G. Beckhaus [de] as Brothel Owner (German: Bordellbesitzer)
• Michael Miller as Jim Donovan
• Gerd Frickhöffer as Pennymaker
• Ingrid Steeger as Kitty
• Brigitte Skay as Maggy McConnor
• Ivan Desny as Louis Stout
• Ingrid Bethke as Saleswoman

References

1. Bergfelder p. 257

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

• The Body in the Thames at IMDb