| The Devil's Daffodil | |
| Director: | Ákos Ráthonyi |
| Producer: | Steven Pallos Donald Taylor |
| Based On: | the novel The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace |
| Starring: | William Lucas Joachim Fuchsberger Christopher Lee |
| Music: | Keith Papworth |
| Cinematography: | Desmond Dickinson |
| Editing: | Peter Taylor |
| Studio: | Omnia Pictures Ltd., Rialto Film |
| Distributor: | Prisma Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom West Germany |
| Language: | English German |
The Devil's Daffodil (also known as Daffodil Killer or German: '''Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen'''/ Secret of the Yellow Daffodils) is a 1961 British-West German black-and-white crime film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi.[1] The film was produced in an English and a German version, starring different actors in the lead roles but otherwise featuring an almost identical cast and crew. It starred William Lucas in the English version and Joachim Fuchsberger in the German one.
| Actor British version | Role | Actor German version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tarling | Joachim Fuchsberger | ||
| Anne Rider | |||
| Gloria Lyne | Ingrid van Bergen | ||
| Raymond Lyne | Albert Lieven | ||
| Charles | Jan Hendriks | ||
| Oliver Milburgh | Marius Goring | ||
| Mr. (Jan) Putek | Peter Illing | ||
| Supt. Whiteside | Walter Gotell | ||
| Ling Chu | Christopher Lee | ||
| Peter Keene | Klaus Kinski |
The film is based on the novel The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace. It was adapted for film by Egon Eis. The screenplay was written by Basil Dawson and Donald Taylor. The German dialogue was written by Horst Wendlandt and . Wendlandt was also co-producer along with Preben Philipsen (both of Rialto Film).
Cinematography took place in April and May 1961 in London and environments. The studio was Shepperton Studios/Middlesex.[2]
In Germany, the FSK gave the film a rating of "16 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. The German version premiered on 21 July 1961.