Film

Tödlicher Karneval

1963 · 1h 35m · Crime · Thriller

The shooting of a movie is to take place in Rio de Janeiro. The script states that an actor is to shoot himself. The director wants to demonstrate how he imagines this scene. When he takes the revolver and pulls the trigger, he actually falls to the ground. The crew is horrified when they realize that the ammunition was live and the director is lying dead on the floor. Inspector Moura is assigned to investigate the case. He suspects a jealous motive.

Eva Wilma

Leila

John Herbert

Inspector Britto

Pedro Paulo Hatheyer

Perez

Erika Remberg

Barbara Leen

Gustavo Rojo

Ricardo Oliveira

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Harry

Peter Hatheyer

Inspector Moura

Stanislaw Gravisluk

Property Master

Beryl Cunningham

Dancing Girl

Geter Costa

Pedro Filizola

• Horst HächlerDirector
• Gerhard OverhoffWriter
• Ernst Ritter von TheumerProducer
• Alfredo CohenProducer
• Kurt HasseDirector of Photography
• Friedrich MeyerOriginal Music Composer
• Werner PreussEditor
• José CañizaresEditor

Release date

January 1, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Crime, Thriller