Leave it to Helmut Ashley to spin the krimi on its head again! After his comedic take on the genre with THE BLACK SHEEP, he's back with MURDER PARTY (released October 19, 1961). This one was so Hitchcockian, so noir, so thrilling. We don't wonder who the killer is—we know. After all, the film starts with a creepy extended POV sequence from the killer's perspective. We get some flatly affected, narrated thoughts from him too. Then he steps outside and the camera pulls away and we truly meet him. From here the tension keeps on building, much like Hitchcock's ROPE, and our killer ends up at a dinner party. Absolutely loved this movie! Could certainly see it being influential on Mario Bava....
Klaus murders women. After killing another girl, Klaus is spotted by his friend Kersten as he leaves his latest victim's house. Kersten gives him a ride and Klaus begins to plot the man's death. He's a witness, after all. Nobody else can say Klaus was there except Kersten. They decide to head to a party. Klaus' unhappy wife is there. So are a bunch of other people. Killing Kersten will be difficult. Then they all play a game called... Murder Party!
Quick Stats
9.0
TMDB Rating
3
Votes
1h 19m
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Budget
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Key Crew
DirectorHelmut Ashley
WriterThomas Keck
CinematographySven Nykvist
ComposerMartin Böttcher
EditorWalter Boos
Production DesignRolf Zehetbauer
Produced by
Utz Utermann FilmproduktionBavaria-FilmkunstLes Films GibéFilmaufbau
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Magali Noël
Eva Troger
Harry Meyen
Klaus Troger
Götz George
Kersten
Robert Graf
Dr. Horn
Hanne Wieder
Journalistin Cornelia
Wolfgang Reichmann
Dr. Rosen
Anita Höfer
Babsy Lenz
Georges Rivière
Dahlberg
Margot Hielscher
Claudia Ahrends
Wolfgang Kieling
Kriminalinspektor
H
Heinz Klevenow
Hauser
U
Uschi Siebert
Margit Hauser
Balduin Baas
Diener Arthur
Hans Paetsch
Kommissar Lohmann
Ruth Grossi
Frau Rosen
