El muerto hace las maletas (1972)

Country of Origin: West Germany / Spain
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 81 mins
Length: 2207 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: CCC / Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica / Tele-Cine Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Copyright: © 1972 CCC Filmkunst Berlin
Executive Producer: Karl Heinz Mannchen
Producers: Artur Brauner, Arturo Marcos
Production Manager: Rolf Meier

SCRIPT
Script: Art Bernd (real name: Artur Brauner), Jess Frank (real name: Jesus Franco)
Novel: The Corpse Packs His Bags by Bryan Edgar Wallace

DIRECTION
Directed by: Jess Frank (real name: Jesus Franco)
Assistant Director: Ruth Keller

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Manuel Merino

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Renate Engelmann, María Luisa Soriano

MUSIC
Music: Pablo Villa (real name: Jesus Franco)
Music Publishers: Schacht Musikverlage Hamburg

SOUND
Sound: Max Galinsky

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Set Decorator: K. Meyerberg

LOCATIONS
Locations: Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain; Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain; London, England, UK; Murcia, Spain

CAST
Horst Tappert (Charles Barton)
Fred Williams (Inspector Ruppert Redford)
Barbara Rütting (Celia)
Elisa Montés (Helen Bennett)
Luis Morris (Andy Pickwick)
Siegfried Schürenberg (Dr Bladmore
Mara Laso (Lizi)
Eva Garden (Linda)
Rainer Basedow (McDowell)
Ángel Meléndez (real name: Ángel Menéndez) (Scotland Yard chef)
Wolfgang Kieling (Ferencz)
Dan van Husen (Kronstel)
Guillermo Méndez
Jesus Franco (Gonzales)
Viktor Feldman (real name: Andrés Monales) (Patakes)
Beni Cardoso (Diana)

PLOT SUMMARY

A serial killer in London packs the bags of his intended victims before murdering them.

AVAILABILITY

German
Television Distributors: Super RTL; ZDF

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Alianza Cinematográfica Española

West Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Constantin Film

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

West Germany
Rating: 16

TIMELINE

1971
February
15: West Germany – filming begins

April
30: West Germany – filming ends

1972
November
9: West Germany – theatrical release

December
Day Unklnown: Austria – theatrical release

1973
July
9: Spain – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Allarme a Scotland Yard: sei omicidi senza assassino - Italian title
The Corpse Packs His Bags
Der Todesrächer von Soho - West German title

KEYWORDS

book into film, serial killers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008