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Kommissar X
Kommissar X or Commissioner X is a German crime fiction series of books from the Pabel Moewig publishing house. "Kommissar X" is a private detective named Joe Louis Walker who was a counterpart of the German crime fiction FBI Special Agent Jerry Cotton. In addition to the vast collection of books, between 1965 and 1971 seven Kommissar X films were made with Tony Kendall as the laid back swinging New York City private eye Joe Walker balanced against the serious muscular New York City Police Captain Tom Rowland played by Brad Harris. Beginnings The Kommissar X series of crime novels were written by Bert F. Island whose real name was Paul Alfred Mueller (18 October 1901 – 1 January 1970). Beginning in 1959, Island wrote 620 "Kommissar X" books. Films With the international success of the films of Ian Fleming's James Bond and the German Jerry Cotton (played by George Nader) series, seven Commissioner X films, mostly written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Kendall (actor)
Tony Kendall (22 August 1936 – 28 November 2009) was an Italian model turned film actor with over 50 film credits that reflect the trends of popular European cinema in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Biography Born as Luciano Stella, Kendall was formerly a model for Italian Fumetti, comics done in photographs.Blake, Matt, ''The Europspy Guide'', Luminary Press (2004) He changed his name to Tony Kendall at the suggestion of Vittorio De Sica in the fashion of many Italian actors whose films were shown in countries outside of Italy in the days when European films proliferated. Stella made his film debut in '' Femmine Tre Volte'' in 1959 but didn't make another appearance until he used his new name of Tony Kendall in '' Brennus, Enemy of Rome'' (1963) one of the sword and sandal craze of films popular in the early 1960s. Kendall is most famous for his various teamings with Brad Harris, with the two predating Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as a popular and prolific action team. In the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommissar X – Jagd Auf Unbekannt
''Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill'' (german: Kommissar X – Jagd auf Unbekannt, it, 12 donne d'oro, also known as ''Hunting The Unknown'' and ''Kiss Kiss... Kill Kill'') is a Eurospy film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini who also wrote lyrics for the Joe Walker Theme. The film stars Tony Kendall and Brad Harris. It is the first of seven films, loosely based on the 1960 Kommissar X #73 detective novel from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot Two American crimefighters from New York City find themselves in Yugoslavia. Private Eye Jo Walker is on the trail of a missing nuclear scientist whilst NYPD Captain Tom Rowland is training a local police force. Their paths cross on a path of pretty girls and frequent murders leading to an evil mastermind named Oberon. Oberon has murdered his business partners and has amassed a collection of radioactive gold bullion on an island in the Adriatic guarded by a private army of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Series
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In German Novels
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'' (Rachael Sage album), 2020 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. * Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player ** Non-player character, as above but not player-controlled, frequently abbreviated as NPC Other uses in ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Crime Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Ginster
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name. This Germanic name is composed of two elements: the first ''ragin'', meaning "advice", "counsel", "decision"; the second element is ''wald'', meaning "rule", "ruler". The Old German form of the name is ''Raginald''; Old French forms are ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. Forms of this Germanic name were first brought to the British Isles by Scandinavians, in the form of the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr''. This name was later reinforced by the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century, in the Norman forms ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. which cited: for the surname "Reynold". The Latin ''Reginaldus'' was used as a Latin form of cognate names, such as the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', and the Gae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Gang
The Tiger Gang (german: Kommissar X jagt die roten Tiger) is a 1971 Kommissar X Eurospy film directed by Harald Reinl that was an international co-production between West Germany and Italy. Cast * Tony Kendall as Jo Louis Walker *Brad Harris as Captain Tom Rowland *Gisela Hahn Jacky Clay *Mohammad Ali as Superintendent Ali * Zeba as Shirin *Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Professor Tavaria / Frank Stefani *Rainer Basedow as Ted Woolner * Nino Korda as Paradiso * Nisho as Deeba Khan * Ursula Campbell as Air Hostess * Ali Ejaz as Waheed * Qavi Khan as Hassan * Khalid Saleem Mota Soundtrack References External links *''Tiger Gang''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ... 1971 films 1971 multilingual films German spy action films Italian s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommissar X – Drei Goldene Schlangen
''Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen'' (translation: ''Commissioner X: Three Golden Snakes'') is a 1969 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Tony Kendall and Brad Harris that was shot in Thailand. It is the sixth of seven films, loosely based on the Kommissar X detective novels from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot While sightseeing in Bangkok, Phyllis Leighton, a young American girl, is kidnapped by white slavers. Her mother approaches New York Police Captain Tom Rowland who is attending a conference in Bangkok. With little for the police to go on, Phyllis's frantic mother Maud telephones private eye Joe Walker in New York, asking him to come to Bangkok to find her daughter. Phyllis finds herself on an island with other kidnapped women who are being forced into prostitution. Soon after Joe Walker's arrival both he and Tom are subject to a multitude of assassinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommissar X – Drei Grüne Hunde
''Kommissar X Drei grüne Hunde'', it, Strategic command chiama Jo Walker, also known as ''Death Trip'' and ''Kill Me Gently'' is a 1967 West German-Italian-French-Lebanese-Hungarian international co-production Eurospy film written, co-produced and co-directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Gianfranco Parolini. Filmed in Turkey, it stars Tony Kendall and Brad Harris. It is the fourth of seven films, loosely based on the Kommissar X detective novel series from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . The film also features Dietmar Schonherr, director/screenwriter Rudolf Zehetgruber and Harris' wife of the time Olly Schoberova. Plot New York Police Department Captain Rowland travels to Istanbul to bring a shipment of LSD to be used by the American armed forces stationed in Turkey for undisclosed purposes. When the shipment is stolen by a local and ancient criminal organisation known as "the Green Hounds", Rowland teams up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommissar X – In Den Klauen Des Goldenen Drachen
''Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (In the Claws of the Golden Dragon) (English title:''So Darling So Deadly'') is a 1966 Eurospy film co-written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Tony Kendall and Brad Harris. It is the third of seven films, loosely based on the Kommissar X detective novels from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot Professor Akron is an inventor based in Singapore who creates the Eradicon; a jewel like filter for a laser weapon that dramatically improves its power and range as well as the ability to stop engines over long distances. Akron is given three days to accept a "blank cheque" from a criminal mastermind known as the Golden Dragon, but he contacts Interpol who arrange to send New York private detective Joe Walker and New York Police Captain Tom Rowland to Singapore to protect the professor, his attractive daughter and the Eradicon. Cast * Tony Kendall as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommissar X – Drei Gelbe Katzen
''Kommissar X – Drei gelbe Katzen'' is a 1966 Eurospy film written and co-directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Gianfranco Parolini. Filmed in Ceylon, it stars Tony Kendall, Brad Harris and Dan Vadis with Harris and Vadis doing their own stuntwork. It is the second of seven films, loosely based on the 1961 Kommissar X #73 detective novel from the Pabel Moewig publishing house, though the original novel was set in Burma.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot Tom Rowland from the New York Police Department is sent to Colombo to investigate the murder of a US embassy official killed protecting the daughter of a wealthy expatriate American landowner. At the same time New York Private Investigator Joe Walker has been hired by the landowner's daughter to protect her father from being extorted for one million dollars. Through the Ceylon Police they discover a terrorist organisation known as the Three Golden Cats are responsible for both activities and a string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are '' The Sabata Trilogy'', several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns. He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato. Filmography Director * ''Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) * '' Samson'' (1961) * '' The Fury of Hercules'' (1962) * '' 79 A.D.'' (1962) * ''The Old Testament'' (1962) * ''The Ten Gladiators'' (''I dieci gladiatori'') (1963) * ''Mission to Hell'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) * ''Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * ''Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill'' (1966) * ''Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (1966) * ''The Three Fantastic Supermen'' (1967) * '' If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' (''Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte'') (1968) * ''Five for Hell'' (''Cinque per l'inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |