Movie Cosmos - Murder Party

Description:

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!

Top Cast >

Magali Noël

As Eva Troger

Harry Meyen

As Klaus Troger

Götz George

As Kersten

Robert Graf

As Dr. Horn

Hanne Wieder

As Journalistin Cornelia

Wolfgang Reichmann

As Dr. Rosen

Anita Höfer

As Babsy Lenz

Georges Rivière

As Dahlberg

Margot Hielscher

As Claudia Ahrends

Wolfgang Kieling

As Kriminalinspektor

Heinz Klevenow

As Hauser

Uschi Siebert

As Margit Hauser

Balduin Baas

As Diener Arthur

Hans Paetsch

As Kommissar Lohmann

Ruth Grossi

As Frau Rosen

Armin Dahlen

As Kriminalassistent

Top Crew >

Helmut Ashley

Director

Reviews:

mikemars711 (10/10)

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....

2024-12-28