The Forger of London

The Forger of London
Directed by	Harald Reinl
Produced by	Preben Philipsen Horst Wendlandt Leif Feilberg
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Johannes Kai
Starring	Karin Dor Hellmut Lange Siegfried Lowitz
Music by	Martin Böttcher
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Hermann Ludwig
Production company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release dates	15 August 1961
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Forger of London (German:Der Fälscher von London) is a 1961 German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange and Siegfried Lowitz. It is an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's novel The Forger, and part of a long-running series of German Wallace films made during the decade. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

Cast

• Karin Dor as Jane Clifton, geb. Leith
• Hellmut Lange as Peter Clifton, geb. Welerson
• Siegfried Lowitz as Oberinspektor Bourke
• Mady Rahl as Marjorie Wells
• Walter Rilla as John Leith
• Robert Graf as Basil Hale
• Joseph Offenbach as Henry
• Ulrich Beiger as Inspektor Rouper
• Otto Collin as Rechtsanwalt Radlow
• Sigrid von Richthofen as Mrs. Anderson
• Eddi Arent as Nachbar Stone / Organist Miller
• Viktor de Kowa as Dr. Donald Wells
• Horst Breitkreuz as Wärter
• Günter Hauer as Taxifahrer
• Günther Jerschke as Rechtsanwalt Radlow / Radio-Kommentator (voice)
• Heinz Klevenow as John Leith
• Heidrun Kussin as Hausmädchen Mary
• Hans Lohfing as Diener James
• Günter Lüdke as Beamter Wislow
• Wolfgang Merling as Polizeifahrer
• Werner Reinisch as Hopkins
• Annelies Schmiedel as Dienerin Anna
• Horst Uhse as Organist Miller
• Willy Wiesgen as Portier

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Forger of London at IMDb