A few nights ago we watched this rare print mounted on four 600' reels. Now Fritz Lang is very famous for his silent films but here we have a talkie, that too on Super 8 film! But this talking picture is no reason to celebrate Fritz Lang, who remains a giant of the silent era.
Here is an excellent idea for a story and screenplay, whose execution isn't particularly bad. The feature works on two levels, one as an office drama and the other as a thriller. The office politics is more engaging in my opinion. Like in most movies there are several beautiful women, only here they fit into the thriller segment of the story. Every time a beautiful woman walked into the frame, I felt she would be the next victim of the serial killer. Very soon we have too many such women and guessing who the screenplay will sacrifice becomes difficult. This maintains a certain suspense in the picture. All in all, a very good movie but can be skipped.
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