Krimi Films: Outrageous-Manic Filled Jazz Fused Soundtracks…...

Above- CD art. The best music collected from some of the best Edgar Wallace based Krimis…. German Crime-Horror films of the ’60s. Photo by Peter Thomas

Horror, Crime, Villainous Meglomaniacs

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Krimis-Featuring music by Peter Thomas & Martin Bottcher. These two were the primary contributors and composers for the Edgar Wallace based Krimis. Plus, Nora Orlandi. German films with several genres blended within the story line often featuring characters and atmosphere that included mystery, horror, crime and at times sci-fi. The genre produced close to 40 plus films starting its run in 1959 and ended in 1972. The Hand of Power (1968) Trailer-The Hand of Power (1968) — English Trailer (youtube.com)

Above- Release poster designed as a book over. Many of the films received this treatment based on that fact that the books were extremely popular, not just in Germany but across Europe. Photo by IMDB

These mystery crime thrillers along with amazing scores and music also boasted an incredible talent of European actors-not just from Germany but all over. Included were Klaus Kinski (Cobra Verde), Joachim Fuchsberger, Ushi Glas, Horst Tappert, Eddie Arendt, Heinz Drache and Karin Dor.