Death Packs a Suitcase
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£25.00
A black-gloved killer stalks London, packing
the suitcases of their victims before murdering them with an exotic
dagger. Surrounded by potential suspects but lacking hard evidence, a
smooth-talking Inspector (Fred Williams, The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse)
seeks the help of famous crime-novelist Charles Barton (Horst Tappert,
German TV’s Derrick). Euro-horror filmmaker Jess Franco took a break
from his decadent sex thrillers (Vampyros Lesbos) to demonstrate his
versatility with this whodunit. Working carefully within the genre of
the German “Krimi” film, Franco nevertheless managed to infuse the film
with personal touches: dynamic camerawork, seductive women, comic
flourishes, all set to a jazz soundtrack by Rolf Kühn. Also released as
Der Todesrächer von Soho (The Avenger of Soho), Death Packs a Suitcase
was adapted from a story by Bryan Edgar Wallace, who carried on the
literary tradition of his father, legendary mystery-writer Edgar Wallace
(The Dark Eyes of London).
| Format | |
| Format | Blu-Ray |
| Film | |
| Year | 1972 |
| Rating | 18 |
| Director | Jess Franco |
| Starring | Horst Tappert Fred Williams Barbara Rütting Siegfried Schürenberg Jess Franco Beni Cardoso |
| Country | Germany |
| Label | Kino Cult |
| Region / TV Standard | Code A |
| Language | German |
| Subtitles | English |
| Running time | 80 mins |
| Aspect ratio | 1.66:1 |
| Case type | Standard with slipcover |
| Extra features | Audio Commentary by Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson |
