Crime · Drama
Murder Party
Klaus murders women. After killing another girl, Klaus is spotted by his friend Kersten as he leaves his latest victim's house. Kersten gives him a ride and Klaus begins to plot the man's death. He's a witness, after all. Nobody else can say Klaus was there except Kersten. They decide to head to a party. Klaus' unhappy wife is there. So are a bunch of other people. Killing Kersten will be difficult. Then they all play a game called... Murder Party!
Top Cast
Magali Noël
Eva Troger
Harry Meyen
Klaus Troger
Götz George
Kersten
Robert Graf
Dr. Horn
Hanne Wieder
Journalistin Cornelia
Wolfgang Reichmann
Dr. Rosen
Anita Höfer
Babsy Lenz
Georges Rivière
Dahlberg
Directed by
Helmut Ashley
Production
Reviews
mikemars711
10/1012/28/2024
Leave it to Helmut Ashley to spin the krimi on its head again! After his comedic take on the genre with THE BLACK SHEEP, he's back with MURDER PARTY (released October 19, 1961). This one was so Hitchcockian, so noir, so thrilling. We don't wonder who the killer is—we know. After all, the film starts with a creepy extended POV sequence from the killer's perspective. We get some flatly affected, narrated thoughts from him too. Then he steps outside and the camera pulls away and we truly meet him. From here the tension keeps on building, much like Hitchcock's ROPE, and our killer ends up at a dinner party. Absolutely loved this movie! Could certainly see it being influential on Mario Bava....
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