Rent The Curse of the Yellow Snake / The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963)
2.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
3h 7min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
In the 1960s, a cycle of crime films - or krimis - became hugely popular with West German audiences. Adapted from works by the British crime writer Edgar Wallace and his son Bryan Edgar Wallace, they combined the traditional murder mystery with horror as they depicted enigmatic killers stalking their victims through foggy English landscapes - from the streets of London to isolated rural mansions.
The Curse of the Yellow Snake
A Chinese cult bent on taking over the world uses an idol called The Golden Reptile that they believe can give them the power to achieve their goal.
The Strangler of Blackmoor CastleA strangler is loose on a British estate, and he not only strangles his victims but brands an "M" onto their foreheads before he decapitates them. - Actors:
- Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Pinkas Braun, Doris Kirchner, Werner Peters, Charles Regnier, Claus Holm, Fritz Tillmann, Eddi Arent, Zeev Berlinsky, Karin Dor, Harry Riebauer, Rudolf Fernau, Hans Nielsen, Dieter Eppler, Hans Reiser, Richard Häussler, Peter Nestler, Gerhard Hartig, Albert Bessler
- Directors:
- Franz Josef Gottlieb, Harald Reinl
- Producers:
- Artur Brauner
- Voiced By:
- Klaus Miedel
- Writers:
- Janne Furch, Franz Josef Gottlieb, Edgar Wallace, Bryan Edgar Wallace, Gustav Kampendonk, Ladislas Fodor
- Aka:
- Der Fluch der gelben Schlange / Der Würger von Schloß Blackmoor
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/05/2025
- Run Time:
- 187 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dubbed LPCM Mono, German LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New introductions to each film by genre film expert and Video Watchdog founder Tim Lucas
- New audio commentaries on 'The Curse of the Yellow Snake' by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- New audio commentaries on 'The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle' by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
- Bryan Edgar Wallace: An Era - new interview with Alice Brauner, producer and managing director of CCC Film and daughter of Artur Brauner
- Passing the Blade - new video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas exploring the influence of the Wallace krimi on the Italian giallo and the American slasher film
- Terror in the Fog - new 84 minute in-depth discussion between film historians Tim Lucas and Stephen Bissette
