"Die Bande des Schreckens" or "The Terrible People" or "Hand of the Gallows" is another West German German-language movie that is a mix of crime and horror, a description that fits most Edgar Wallace films from this era. The director here is Harald Reinl, one of Germany's most successful filmmakers from that era. But he cannot win me over here either, just like with most of his Winnetou stuff. This film here runs for approximately 90 minutes, just like the other Edgar Wallace films and it's all just more of the same. But that's not the actors' fault: Fuchsberger, Dor and Aren't have proved their talent, but with the wrong script, they just cannot make it work either and I cannot say that I cared for any of the characters here particularly, be it the good or bad ones. To me, this film offered absolutely nothing new and the story and characters are interchangeable with most other German Edgar Wallace films from back then. I suggest you to watch something else instead. Not recommended.
Review of The Terrible People
