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Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, Ernest Cossart, John Sutton, Leo G. Carroll, Miles Mander, Rose Hobart (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff, Tower of London is a chilling 15th Century melodrama based on the life of Richard III. Sixth in line to the throne, Richard (Rathbone) is an ambitious man who, with the aid of his executioner friend Mord (Karloff), treacherously disposes of the five who stand between him and the crown. Mercilessly this cold-hearted pair torture and kill the heirs in the infamous Tower of London. Not for the faint of heart, this shocking classic grimly recounts the deeds that earned Richard III his place as the most despised monarch in English history and established the Tower as the most dreaded building in the world. (Universal Pictures US)
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Ich weiß nicht, warum es hier als Horror eingestuft ist, denn der Tower of London ist ein rein historisches Drama. Der Horror könnte nur durch die Anwesenheit des dämonischen Boris Karloff erinnert werden, aber muss jede Legende in einem Film als Horror bezeichnet werden? Deshalb appelliere ich an jeden, der vielleicht auf ein gruseligeres Schauspiel wartet, es handelt sich wirklich nur um ein Drama. Aber interessant, ich bin gespannt auf das Remake mit Vincent Price, der übrigens auch in einer kleineren Rolle hier spielt. Ich habe ihn fast nicht erkannt.
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"You're more than a duke. More than a king. You're a God to me!" Richard III Universal-style in its golden monster era. Nobody in their right mind would expect Shakespeare from that combination, so nobody should be surprised by how B-movie this is. Which, in view of the star-studded cast, is a huge shame. Just the main male trio alone, comprising Basil Rathbone, Vincent Price and Boris Karloff is a jackpot in itself. Too bad that Price is so criminally sidelined and Boris Karloff is just there for his pretty face too. His name plays a greater role on the posters than in the movie itself. But it has its good sides, even so. The drunken duel, for instance.
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