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The Devil Came from Akasava

Der Teufel kam aus Akasawa

1971
Germany / Spain
feature film - Crime
84 min. (2301 m.)
Studio shooting / no Berlin story line

short description

Edgar Wallace film about a stone that can turn metal into gold and humans into zombies.

Cast

Actor/-ess: Fred Williams (Rex Forrester); Soledad Miranda (Jane Morgan (as Susann Korda)); Horst Tappert (Dr. Andrew Thorrsen); Ewa Strömberg (Ingrid Thorrsen); Siegfried Schürenberg (Sir Philip); Walter Rilla (Lord Kingsley); Paul Muller (Dr. Henry); Howard Vernon (Valet Humphrey); Blandine Ebinger (Lady Kingsley); Rudolph Hertzog Jr. (Inspektor); Jesús Franco (Tino Celli); Ángel Menéndez (Professor Forrester); Karl-Heinz Mannchen (Assistent von Sir Philipp); Moisès Augusto Rocha (The Killer); Antonio Padilla (Joao, Forresters Assistent)

Direction

Director: Jesús Franco

Writing

Screenplay: Ladislas Fodor; Paul André

Screenplay contributor: Jesús Franco

Based on: Edgar Wallace (Story »Keepers of the Stone«)

Dialogue: Arne Elsholtz

Camera & Light

Director of photography: Manuel Marino

Decor

Set design: Klaus Meyenberg; Alberto Montenegro

Cutting & Mixing

Editing: Clarissa Ambach; María Luisa Soriano

Music

Music: Manfred Hübler; Siegfried Schwab; Odón Alonso

Production

Producer: Artur Brauner

Line producer: Karl-Heinz Mannchen

Unit production manager: Rudolph Hertzog Jr.

Miscellaneous

Thanks: Soledad Miranda (dedicated)

Companies

Production company: CCC Filmkunst GmbH; Fénix Films