The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
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The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield is a 1968 German
crime film
directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber
and starring Götz George
, Werner Pochath
and Anthony Steel
. A drug addicted man takes over a British police station
, holding it hostage
with a bottle of nitroglycerine. He demands to see Inspector Blomfeld, but the Inspector is away dealing with another case.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber
Rudolf Zehetgruber
Rudolf Zehetgruber is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, actor and film producer. He directed 17 films between 1960 and 1985.He was born in Vienna, Austria.-Selected filmography:* The Black Cobra...
and starring Götz George
Götz George
Götz George is a German actor, son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg commissar Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series Tatort.-Early years:...
, Werner Pochath
Werner Pochath
-Selected filmography:* The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield * Venus in Furs * The Pirates of the Pacific * Sky Riders * Casanova & Co. * Tempi di guerra * Born to Fight -External links:...
and Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel
Anthony Maitland Steel was an English actor and singer.-Early life:Anthony Steel was born in London, the son of an Indian army officer and educated at Cambridge. After serving as an officer in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, he entered the British cinema and made 64 film...
. A drug addicted man takes over a British police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
, holding it hostage
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
with a bottle of nitroglycerine. He demands to see Inspector Blomfeld, but the Inspector is away dealing with another case.
Cast
- Götz GeorgeGötz GeorgeGötz George is a German actor, son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg commissar Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series Tatort.-Early years:...
... Eddie Blomfield - Werner PochathWerner Pochath-Selected filmography:* The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield * Venus in Furs * The Pirates of the Pacific * Sky Riders * Casanova & Co. * Tempi di guerra * Born to Fight -External links:...
... Johnny Smith - Anthony SteelAnthony SteelAnthony Maitland Steel was an English actor and singer.-Early life:Anthony Steel was born in London, the son of an Indian army officer and educated at Cambridge. After serving as an officer in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, he entered the British cinema and made 64 film...
... Arthur Baker - Walter BarnesWalter BarnesWalter Barnes was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader....
... Insp. Fred Lancaster - Ingeborg SchönerIngeborg Schöner-Selected filmography:* Season in Salzburg * Waldrausch * When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube * Legacy of the Incas * Das Vermächtnis des Inka * Kidnapped to Mystery Island...
... Mrs. Gilespie - Eddi ArentEddi ArentEddi Arent is a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He has appeared in nearly 100 films since 1956.He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig, today Poland.-Selected filmography:...
... Sgt. Harry Colman - Gert Günther Hoffmann ... Mac O'Hara
- Siegfried WischnewskiSiegfried WischnewskiSiegfried Wischnewski was a German stage and film actor.-Career:Wischnewski was born in the Masurian village of Saborowen to a peasant labourer...
... Insp. Sterling - Karl SchönböckKarl Schönböck-Selected filmography:* Daphne and the Diplomat * Bismarck * Das Grosse Spiel * Titanic * Peter Voss, der Millionendieb * Feuerwerk * Der Kongreß tanzt * Love Now, Pay Later...
... Col. Lister - Herbert FuxHerbert FuxHerbert Fux was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 140 films between 1960 and 2007.He was born in Hallein, Austria and he died with the help of the Swiss euthanasia group Dignitas in Zürich, Switzerland....
... Blincky Smith - Leopold Rudolf ... Shakespeare