Victim Five
Encyclopedia
Victim Five is a 1964 British
crime film
directed by Robert Lynn
and starring Lex Barker
, Ronald Fraser
, Ann Smyrner
and Walter Rilla
. A private detective joins forces with the South African police, hunting down a murder in Cape Town
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
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 Robert Lynn
Robert Lynn (director)
Robert Lynn was a British film and TV director.He was the son of actor Ralph Lynn.-Selected filmography:* Information Received * Postman's Knock * Victim Five * Coast of Skeletons...
and starring Lex Barker
Lex Barker
Lex Barker was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.-Early life:...
, Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s whilst also appearing in many popular TV shows.-Background:...
, Ann Smyrner
Ann Smyrner
Ann Smyrner is a Danish actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy, the USA, Austria and West Germany. She played in adventure, comedy, science fiction, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies Reptilicus and Journey to the Seventh Planet .Ann Smyrner...
and Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla was a German film actor. He appeared in over 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
. A private detective joins forces with the South African police, hunting down a murder in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
.
Cast
- Lex BarkerLex BarkerLex Barker was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.-Early life:...
- Steve Martin - Ronald FraserRonald FraserRonald Fraser was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s whilst also appearing in many popular TV shows.-Background:...
- Inspector Dickie Lean - Ann SmyrnerAnn SmyrnerAnn Smyrner is a Danish actress who was active in the 1960s in Italy, the USA, Austria and West Germany. She played in adventure, comedy, science fiction, crime, and horror movies, among which are the Sidney Pink science fiction movies Reptilicus and Journey to the Seventh Planet .Ann Smyrner...
- Helga Swenson - Véronique VendellVéronique VendellVéronique Vendell is a French actress. She appeared mainly in French productions, but had roles in both Peter Glenville's Becket and Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron.-External links:...
- Gina - Walter RillaWalter RillaWalter Rilla was a German film actor. He appeared in over 130 films between 1922 and 1977. He was born in Neunkirchen, Germany and died in Rosenheim, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
- Wexler - Dietmar SchönherrDietmar SchönherrDietmar Schönherr is an Austrian film actor. He has appeared in 120 films since 1944. He is famous for playing the role of Major Cliff Allister McLane in the German science fiction series Raumpatrouille....
- Dr. Paul Bryson - Percy Sieff - George Anderson
- Gustel Gundelach - Hans Kramer
- Gert Van den BerghGert Van den BerghGert Van den Bergh was a South African film actor.-Selected filmography:* Diamond Safari * Victim Five * Zulu * Diamond Walkers...
- Vanberger - Howard DavisHoward DavisHoward Davis is an American architect, writer and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon in Eugene. A native of New York City, he studied physics at Cooper Union and at Northwestern University and received a master's degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley,...
- Rawlings - Sophia Kammara - Leila