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The Devil's Daffodil

1961 · 94 min

A cool black-and-white crime puzzle that unfolds with methodical, old-fashioned suspense and a touch of period charm.

Directed by
Ákos Ráthonyi
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Overview
A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, mystery, deception, death
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Ákos Ráthonyi
Genres
Mystery, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, crime
    Directed by
    Ákos Ráthonyi
    Written by
    Basil Dawson, Donald Taylor, Egon Eis
    Starring
    Joachim Fuchsberger, Sabine Sesselmann, Klaus Kinski, Ingrid van Bergen, Christopher Lee, Albert Lieven, Jan Hendriks, Marius Goring
    Music
    Keith Papworth
    Cinematography
    Desmond Dickinson
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    Germany, United Kingdom
    Languages
    German

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