"Der Rote Kreis" or "The Red Circle" is a Dannish / West German black-and-white movie from 1960, so this one is alreadyeasily over 50 years old. Director Jürgen Roland and writer Egon Eis worked on several of these Edgar Wallace crime movies that also usually offer a touch of comedy with how over the top they are. And frequently, this comedy is the only good aspect about the films. If you look at the cast here, you will read a few names, such as Aren't and Wussow, who are still known in Germany today, even if they died a long time ago. With these Edgar Wallace films, it is always the case that the main antagonist is mentioned in the title and this is true here as well, so we have a whole group of criminals this time. Tough challenge for the police force. But also for the audience as this 90 minute film was not a particularly good watch and for me it is another example of how most German films sucked around the 1960s. Not recommended, unless you really love Edgar Wallace, even if I had no idea why somebody would.
Review of The Red Circle
