The Hunchback of Soho (German: Der Bucklige von Soho) is a 1966 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun and Monika Peitsch.
It was part of Rialto Film's long-running group of Edgar Wallace adaptations, and was the first in the series to be shot in Eastmancolor. It was made at the Spandau Studios and on location in Berlin and London.
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Plot
Scotland Yard investigate a series of murders at a castle which is now being used as a girls' school.
Cast
Günther Stoll as Inspektor Hopkins
Monika Peitsch as Wanda Merville
Pinkas Braun as Alan Davis
Eddi Arent as Reverend David
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Agnes Windeck as Lady Marjorie Perkins
Gisela Uhlen as Mrs. Tyndal
Hubert von Meyerinck as General Edward Perkins
Uta Levka as Gladys Gardner
Suzanne Roquette as Laura
Joachim Teege as Lawyer Harold Stone
Hilde Sessak as Oberin
Susanne Hsiao as Viola
Kurt Waitzmann as Sergeant
Ilse Pagé as Jane
Albert Bessler as Butler Anthony
Richard Haller as Der Bucklige
Reception
Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings felt that by shooting the film in color it "stripped the series of one of its strengths", also criticizing the film's first half, score, and dubbing. Andrew Pragasam from The Spinning Image awarded the film six out of ten stars, noting the film's uneven narrative, but stated that its mixture of humor and horror was still entertaining.