Krimi films
by abdurahman | created - 26 Aug 2016 | updated - 06 Mar 2019 | PublicGerman crime thriller sub-genre of film, that was popular during the 1960s, and a major influence on the Italian Gialli .
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1. Face of the Frog (1959)
89 min | Crime, Thriller
Scotland Yard and an American playboy investigate a criminal gang led by a mysterious man in a frog-like mask.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Siegfried Lowitz, Elfie von Kalckreuth, Jochen Brockmann
Votes: 1,271
Considered by many to be the real start of the sub-genre.
2. The Terrible People (1960)
92 min | Crime, Horror, Drama
A creepy German-made Wallace thriller about the ghost of a hanged man who returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Fritz Rasp, Dieter Eppler
Votes: 600
3. The Avenger (1960)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A maniac is loose in London, decapitating his victims and sending the heads to Scotland Yard.
Director: Karl Anton | Stars: Heinz Drache, Ingrid van Bergen, Benno Sterzenbach, Ina Duscha
Votes: 389
4. Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne (1960)
88 min | Crime, Thriller
In the cabaret "The Green Spider", a stranger shoot the singer. Since the murder happens during a trumpet solo nobody hears the shot.
Director: Franz Marischka | Stars: Adrian Hoven, Renate Ewert, Hans von Borsody, Jochen Brockmann
Votes: 71
5. The Red Circle (1960)
92 min | Thriller, Crime
A strange, red circle appears on the neck of a man saved from the guillotine. What is its mysterious meaning? Tragically, it turns out to be something of a family curse, as each generation ... See full summary »
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Renate Ewert, Klausjürgen Wussow, Karl-Georg Saebisch, Thomas Alder
Votes: 686
6. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In 1960s Germany, criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse uses hypnotized victims and the surveillance equipment of a Nazi-era bugged hotel to steal nuclear technology from a visiting American industrialist.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 3,808
7. The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, William Lucas, Sabine Sesselmann, Penelope Horner
Votes: 636
8. Der grüne Bogenschütze (1961)
93 min | Crime, Drama
An English businessman comes home to London, only to find visitors to his home being killed by arrows from "the Green Archer."
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Klausjürgen Wussow, Karin Dor, Eddi Arent, Harry Wüstenhagen
Votes: 864
9. The Forger of London (1961)
93 min | Crime, Drama
A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who may--or may not--have amnesia.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange, Siegfried Lowitz, Mady Rahl
Votes: 628
10. Dead Eyes of London (1961)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Wealthy, heavily-insured men are being murdered at an alarming rate. Scotland Yard investigates and finds clues that lead to a ring of blind men, led by a mysterious "reverend."
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal, Dieter Borsche, Wolfgang Lukschy
Votes: 1,312
11. The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Evil mastermind Dr. Mabuse is using brainwashed prison inmates to commit crimes but the German police aided by an FBI agent is on his trail.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Fausto Tozzi
Votes: 789
12. The Strange Countess (1961)
95 min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
A girl is almost murdered, but no explainable motive can be found until a 20 year old murder is uncovered and linked to the case.
Directors: Josef von Báky, Jürgen Roland, Ottokar Runze | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Marianne Hoppe, Rudolf Fernau
Votes: 748
13. Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer (1962)
85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A killer who uses a knife is knocking off guests at a hotel in London's Soho district. A police detective is sent to investigate.
Director: Werner Klingler | Stars: Joachim Hansen, Senta Berger, Hans Reiser, Leonard Steckel
Votes: 187
14. The Inn on the River (1962)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Wade hunts down The Shark, a criminal equipped with a wetsuit and a speargun.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 1,027
15. Hypnosis (1962)
86 min | Horror, Thriller
A hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room; the only "witness" seems to be his ventriloquist puppet, and a boxer and part-time delivery boy is blamed for the murder. Soon another murder ... See full summary »
Director: Eugenio Martín | Stars: Jean Sorel, Götz George, Heinz Drache, Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Votes: 208
16. Secret of the Red Orchid (1962)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.
Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, Marisa Mell, Pinkas Braun
Votes: 694
17. Der rote Rausch (1962)
88 min | Thriller
A serial killer is on the run, after escaping a mental institution. He befriends a woman and her child, but the urge to strangle women with red necklaces still haunts him.
Director: Wolfgang Schleif | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Brigitte Grothum, Marina Petrova, Sieghardt Rupp
Votes: 135
18. Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen, Senta Berger
Votes: 1,225
19. The Carpet of Horror (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Antonio Casas
Votes: 356
20. The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber, which is already crowded with victims - and he plans to make her his next one.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Sabine Sesselmann, Eddi Arent, Pinkas Braun
Votes: 858
21. The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Crime, Drama
Evil mastermind Dr. Mabuse seeks Professor Erasmus' secret invention, a device that makes one invisible, but a murder in a revue theatre brings the German police and the FBI into the mix.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Siegfried Lowitz, Rudolf Fernau
Votes: 597
22. Das Halstuch (1962)
217 min | Action, Thriller
Stars: Heinz Drache, Albert Lieven, Eckart Dux, Erwin Linder
Votes: 108
23. The Terror of Doctor Mabuse (1962)
88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
German Police Inspector Lohmann investigates a string of crimes resembling Dr. Mabuse's M.O. but Mabuse is in Professor Polland's care inside an insane asylum.
Director: Werner Klingler | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Senta Berger, Helmut Schmid, Charles Regnier
Votes: 608
24. Er kanns nicht lassen (1962)
94 min | Comedy, Crime
Father Brown brings back a stolen painting. Later he examines the mysterious death of a castle owner.
Director: Axel von Ambesser | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Peter Parten, Grit Boettcher, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Votes: 575
25. Der Fluch der gelben Schlange (1963)
98 min | Thriller
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.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Pinkas Braun, Doris Kirchner
Votes: 273
26. The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)
107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A journalist with a drinking problem investigates, along with the police, a string of strange murders. Someone is killing members of a South American expedition using poison darts with rubber black widow spider on top of them.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Karin Dor, Klaus Kinski, Werner Peters
Votes: 213
27. The Mad Executioners (1963)
92 min | Crime, Horror
A group of vigilantes hang wrong-doers.
Director: Edwin Zbonek | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Maria Perschy, Dieter Borsche, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 378
28. The Indian Scarf (1963)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a wealthy man dies, his relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. He leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle. At the castle, the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Corny Collins, Klaus Kinski, Gisela Uhlen
Votes: 1,119
29. Die Nylonschlinge (1963)
74 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A company's stockholders hold their meeting at a lonely mansion. A mad doctor conducting experiments in the mansion starts to strangle them one at a time with a nylon noose. The survivors must figure out a way to stop him.
Director: Rudolf Zehetgruber | Stars: Dietmar Schönherr, Helga Sommerfeld, Laya Raki, Ady Berber
Votes: 81
30. The Black Abbot (1963)
95 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure. Howver, a mysterious hooded figure begins killing off those who may have figured out where the treasure is hidden.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Grit Boettcher, Dieter Borsche, Charles Regnier
Votes: 858
31. Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (1963)
90 min | Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi
The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabuse then begins a new crime wave that terrorizes the city.
Director: Paul May | Stars: Peter van Eyck, Sabine Bethmann, Dieter Borsche, Werner Peters
Votes: 446
32. Die weiße Spinne (1963)
103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
(1963) Karin Dor, Joachim Fuchsberger. When gamblers who recently increased their life insurance begin dying, Scotland Yard.gets involved. When their chief inspector is murdered, they bring in a mysterious detective to solve the case.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Horst Frank, Werner Peters
Votes: 338
33. The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A 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.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Karin Dor, Harry Riebauer, Rudolf Fernau, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 553
34. Der Zinker (1963)
Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Barbara Rütting, Günter Pfitzmann, Jan Hendriks
Votes: 995
35. An Alibi for Death (1963)
97 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck, Charles Regnier, Sieghardt Rupp
Votes: 95
36. Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf (1963)
94 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Rudolf Zehetgruber | Stars: Hanns Lothar, Helmut Wildt, Ann Smyrner, Marlene Warrlich
Votes: 96
37. Das Phantom von Soho (1964)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A murder mystery involving several high-profile Londoners being bumped off near a Soho nightclub by a masked killer.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Dieter Borsche, Barbara Rütting, Hans Söhnker, Peter Vogel
Votes: 389
38. Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke (1964)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Several oil companies are trying to get hold of Prof. Wilkens, who has discovered a revolutionary formula for a new type of fuel that will put all the oil companies out of business and control the world's economy.
Director: Rudolf Zehetgruber | Stars: Brad Harris, Olga Schoberová, Dietmar Schönherr, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 126
39. The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Harald Leipnitz, Judith Dornys, Rudolf Forster, Werner Peters
Votes: 494
40. The Mysterious Magician (1964)
95 min | Crime, Mystery
The sister of the criminal named "Hexer" is murdered. Scotland Yard Inspector Higgins believes that the criminal will surface to take his revenge and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, bodies soon start piling up.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Drache, Sophie Hardy, Siegfried Lowitz
Votes: 1,616
41. Nebelmörder (1964)
88 min | Mystery, Thriller
A killer terrorizes the small German town of Hainsburg. The police moves in to investigate the crimes and finds a suspect among a small group of teenagers.
Director: Eugen York | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Ingmar Zeisberg, Elke Arendt, Ralph Persson
Votes: 113
42. Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)
93 min | Drama, Thriller
A private detective finds the limp body of a young Chinese beauty in his office, shot with his own gun.
Director: Manfred R. Köhler | Stars: Heinz Drache, Elga Andersen, Ralf Wolter, Sabine Sesselmann
Votes: 115
43. Das 7. Opfer (1964)
93 min | Crime, Mystery
(1964) Hansjorg Felmy, Ann Smyrner, Hans Nielson, Walter Rilla. Mystery at the track! A well-known thoroughbred is slain by a rival horse owner. Soon jockeys are being murdered by a ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Ann Smyrner, Hans Nielsen, Wolfgang Lukschy
Votes: 200
44. Das Ungeheuer von London-City (1964)
90 min | Crime, Horror
Then the spirit of Jack the Ripper seems to be very much alive in 1960s London as a series of brutal slayings by the Monster of London City has Scotland Yard baffled. In a macabre ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Zbonek | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, Dietmar Schönherr, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 265
45. Das Verrätertor (1964)
80 min | Crime, Drama
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger, Catherine Schell
Votes: 417
46. The Inn on Dartmoor (1964)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.
Director: Rudolf Zehetgruber | Stars: Heinz Drache, Ingmar Zeisberg, Paul Klinger, Judith Dornys
Votes: 203
47. Mark of the Tortoise (1964)
90 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
The nephew of a murdered millionaire decides to track down his uncle's killer. He faces many life-threatening dangers as he tries to break into the inner circle of the sinister criminal "The Tortoise."
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Götz George, Richard Münch, Heinz Reincke
Votes: 279
48. The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964)
90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
Directors: Hugo Fregonese, Victor De Santis | Stars: Peter van Eyck, O.E. Hasse, Yvonne Furneaux, Rika Dialyna
Votes: 421
49. Room 13 (1964)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer but can only find a lot of gangsters. And the killer is about to act again...
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Richard Häussler, Walter Rilla
Votes: 530
50. Case 33: Antwerp (1964)
87 min | Action, Crime
British detective Tim Frazer hunts a mysterious murderer who kills smugglers in the city of Antwerpen.
Director: Ernst Hofbauer | Stars: Adrian Hoven, Corny Collins, Paul Löwinger, Mady Rahl
Votes: 44
51. Hotel der toten Gäste (1965)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
Hotel detective Janos Kovacs travels from San Remo, where the Schlagerfestival will soon be held, to London. He wants to sell critical information to the crime reporter Barney Blair. Before Barney arrives, Kovacs is stabbed.
Director: Eberhard Itzenplitz | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Frank Latimore, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 107
52. Again the Ringer (1965)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Arthur Milton aka Der Hexer (The Magician/Ringer) must return to London after his calling card was left at the scene of a murder he did not commit.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Barbara Rütting, Brigitte Horney, Margot Trooger
Votes: 875
53. The Sinister Monk (1965)
87 min | Mystery, Thriller
A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz, Siegfried Lowitz, Siegfried Schürenberg
Votes: 743
54. Mädchenjagd in St. Pauli (1966)
86 min | Crime
Director: Günter Schlesinger | Stars: Margot Hildenbrand, Tom Riedel, Lifka Werner, Dagmar Schneider
Votes: 13
55. Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal (1966)
82 min | Crime, Action, Drama
While peering through a letter slot, a 9-year old girl sees her mother being murdered by a man she is unable to recognize. As police investigate, she is forced to flee as the killer comes after her in order to eliminate the only witness.
Director: Adrian Hoven | Stars: Carl Möhner, Folco Lulli, Sarah Ross, Helga Liné
Votes: 74
56. Der Bucklige von Soho (1966)
90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A woman is kidnapped and her identity is stolen by criminals attempting to collect her inheritance.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun, Monika Peitsch, Siegfried Schürenberg
Votes: 593
57. Der Würger vom Tower (1966)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
(1966) Ady Berber, Birgit Bergen, Kay Fischer, Rainer Bertram. Five people have stolen a priceless, legendary emerald from a religious temple. One of them is slain by an unknown killer. *... See full summary »
Director: Hans Mehringer | Stars: Charles Regnier, Kai Fischer, Hans Reiser, Ellen Schwiers
Votes: 76
58. Der Tod eines Doppelgängers (1967)
92 min | Crime, Drama
The submissive assistant of an abnormal jeweler becomes the victim of a doppelganger who plans the perfect crime.
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Jürgen Draeger, Werner Pochath, Nicole Badal, Hedy Frick
Votes: 10
59. Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
GP | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Scotland Yard is after a homicidal maniac called The Blue Hand, which is what he uses to kill his victims.
Directors: Alfred Vohrer, Samuel M. Sherman | Stars: Harald Leipnitz, Klaus Kinski, Carl Lange, Ilse Steppat
Votes: 888
60. The College Girl Murders (1967)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glas, Grit Boettcher, Konrad Georg
Votes: 1,041
61. Das Rasthaus der grausamen Puppen (1967)
96 min | Crime, Drama
Rogue couple Betty Williams and Bob Fishman attempt to rob a jewelry store in Glasgow. The plan fails and a policeman is killed.
Director: Rolf Olsen | Stars: Essy Persson, Helga Anders, Erik Schumann, Margot Trooger
Votes: 141
62. The Horror of Blackwood Castle (1968)
PG | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Scotland Yard must discover why people are being murdered by a monstrous dog at Blackwood Castle.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Karin Baal, Horst Tappert, Siegfried Schürenberg
Votes: 674
63. The Zombie Walks (1968)
88 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Hubert von Meyerinck, Siw Mattson, Wolfgang Kieling
Votes: 572
64. Gorilla Gang (1968)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Scotland Yard goes after a gang that drowns its victims for their insurance money.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Uschi Glas, Uwe Friedrichsen, Hubert von Meyerinck
Votes: 466
65. The Man with the Glass Eye (1969)
PG | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A pool-hall is used as the front for a white slavery ring.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Karin Hübner, Hubert von Meyerinck, Stefan Behrens
Votes: 451
66. The Unnaturals (1969)
83 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
The characters engage in a séance at a mansion while a storm rages outside. During their stay, the film uses an extensive flashback structure to reveal the various criminal acts that each have perpetrated.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Marianne Koch, Helga Anders, Claudio Camaso
Votes: 312
67. School of Fear (1969)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
At a boarding school for boys in Northern Germany, one student named Kurrat vanishes one night without informing anybody after having had a fight with one of the teachers. Soon, the Police ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Konrad Georg, Horst Tappert, Karin Hübner
Votes: 164
68. Angels of Terror (1971)
89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An Australian woman arrives in London to search for her sister, and finds her involved with a heroin-smuggling gang that is under attack from an unknown rival who is methodically assassinating them with a shot to the head.
Director: Harald Philipp | Stars: Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy, Werner Peters, Harry Riebauer
Votes: 557
69. Der Todesrächer von Soho (1972)
81 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A London slasher pack the suitcases of his victims before stabbing them to death in this adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'Secret of the Black Suitcases.'
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fred Williams, Barbara Rütting, Elisa Montés
Votes: 407
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