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An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
Lorenzo Robledo
- Sam
- (as Lorenz Rohleder)
Carl Lange
- Col. Gregory
- (as Karl Lange)
José María Caffarel
- Vane
- (as José Ma. Caffarel)
Pierre Besari
- Bob
- (as Pitt Besari)
Luana Alcañiz
- Mrs. Shipley
- (uncredited)
Rafael Cortés
- Man Complaining in Bus Lineup
- (uncredited)
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" The carpet of horror" 1962 is a suspenseful thriller dealing with evil genius uses poison gas to avenge on enemies . As a mysterious killer is throwing gas balls against innocent people . Then , a mysterious man called Harry Raffold : Joachim Fuchsberger is the main suspect . But Harry helped by the sympathetic Bob : Besari sets out in discover the true criminal mastermind . Along the way Harry falls in love for Ann Learner : Karin Dor whose uncle has been recently murdered. Meantime , a Police Inspector : Infiesta, starts investigating the strange grisly killings .
A murder mystery with intrigue , tense , plot twists , red herrings and unexpected finale . The main question of the movie is to guess who is the killer , resulting in a lot of twists and turns , of course , at the end we find out the unexpected answer at a thrilling pursuit . Being a German/Spanish/Italian coproduction , here appear actors from these countries , Germany : Joachim Fuchsberger , Karin Dor , Werner Peters , Carl Lange , Spain : Fernando Sancho , Lorenzo Robledo , Antonio Casas , Roberto Rey , José Maria Caffarel , Ana Maria Custodio, Rafael Vaquero and Italy : Eleanor Rossi Drago, Paola Pitagora .
It displays an evocative cinematography in black and white Godofredo Pacheco , shot in Madrid with some stock shots from London . The motion picture well produced in medium budget by Alfonso Carcasona was professionally directed by Harald Reinl , though with no much originality . Harald was a German filmmaker who directed a lot of films in all kinds of genres . He made various Karl May films , Westerns of the "Winnetou" series and "The Last Mohican" , as well as an epic rendition : "Nibelungen" with Terence Hill and his wife Karin Dor. And several Krimis or German thrillers usually based on Edgard Wallace novels , such as : "The Fellowship of the Frog" , "The sinister Monk" , "The White Spider" , "Hand of the Gallows" , "Room 13" , and this "The Carpet of Horror" . Rating : 6/10 . A nice "Krimi" that keeps you guessing and expecting until the end . The flick will appeal to German thriller fans .
A murder mystery with intrigue , tense , plot twists , red herrings and unexpected finale . The main question of the movie is to guess who is the killer , resulting in a lot of twists and turns , of course , at the end we find out the unexpected answer at a thrilling pursuit . Being a German/Spanish/Italian coproduction , here appear actors from these countries , Germany : Joachim Fuchsberger , Karin Dor , Werner Peters , Carl Lange , Spain : Fernando Sancho , Lorenzo Robledo , Antonio Casas , Roberto Rey , José Maria Caffarel , Ana Maria Custodio, Rafael Vaquero and Italy : Eleanor Rossi Drago, Paola Pitagora .
It displays an evocative cinematography in black and white Godofredo Pacheco , shot in Madrid with some stock shots from London . The motion picture well produced in medium budget by Alfonso Carcasona was professionally directed by Harald Reinl , though with no much originality . Harald was a German filmmaker who directed a lot of films in all kinds of genres . He made various Karl May films , Westerns of the "Winnetou" series and "The Last Mohican" , as well as an epic rendition : "Nibelungen" with Terence Hill and his wife Karin Dor. And several Krimis or German thrillers usually based on Edgard Wallace novels , such as : "The Fellowship of the Frog" , "The sinister Monk" , "The White Spider" , "Hand of the Gallows" , "Room 13" , and this "The Carpet of Horror" . Rating : 6/10 . A nice "Krimi" that keeps you guessing and expecting until the end . The flick will appeal to German thriller fans .
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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