I would have to agree with the gentleman from Germany on most of his comments. I viewed a dubbed-in-English DVD (probably from TV), and while the special effects are few and a little dated, the movie is fun to watch for buffs. The overall plot is relatively familiar, but not ineffective. There are several red herrings, and the movie is more a detective story that contains an invisibility aspect than an invisibility movie, per se. I'm not familiar with the German actors, but each seemed more or less suited to their roles. The film is a little hard to follow, and you do need to keep up with all the various characters for the ending to payoff. I thought that the notion that even an invisible man would cast a shadow on a photograph was novel, and the use of a paint sprayer to find him was interesting - though not fully exploited.
The sets are decent; outside scenes are just okay, but do reveal an early 1960's industrial Germany. Black & white lends itself to this film, as it does seem more like a 1940's Universal picture.
The film itself is obscure; the plot is obscure; and the title character a bit obscure. Not for the casual viewer.
The sets are decent; outside scenes are just okay, but do reveal an early 1960's industrial Germany. Black & white lends itself to this film, as it does seem more like a 1940's Universal picture.
The film itself is obscure; the plot is obscure; and the title character a bit obscure. Not for the casual viewer.