Gert Fröbe as a ganglord haunted by a spectral Robin Hood? 1961 German pulp cinema goes gloriously unhinged.
The country estate of American emigre Abel Bellamy is haunted by the ghost of the Green Archer, a 14th century Robin Hood type figure who terrorised the former lords of the manor. Now, with the gangster coming home on vaguely defined business and his niece Valerie arriving with her adoptive father to take up residence in the adjacent mansion, much to Bellamy's annoyance, the archer has returned. Who is he and what does he want?
Production
Gloriously overstuffed manor with secret passages everywhere.
Costume
The Green Archer suit: camp legend, zero practicality.
Acting
Gert Fröbe chewing scenery before Goldfinger fame.
Director
Jürgen Roland
Klausjürgen Wussow
James Lamotte Featherstone
Karin Dor
Valerie Howett Bellamy
Gert Fröbe
Abel Bellamy
Wolfgang Völz
Sergeant Higgins
Eddi Arent
Spike Holland
Heinz Weiss
John Bellamy
Stanislav Ledinek
Coldhabour Smith
Harry Wüstenhagen
Julius Savini
Edith Teichmann
Fay Savini
Hela Gruel
Elaine Bellamy
Helga Feddersen
Janet
Georg Lehn
Mr. Lacy
Ruth Hausmeister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the 29th Edgar Wallace adaptation by Rialto Film; they basically kept the same cast rotating through different disguises.
The Green Archer costume became a recurring visual in German pop culture, referenced even in contemporary carnival outfits.
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