United Kingdom / Jul 16, 1929
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A criminal organizes train crashes to discredit the railway in favor of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema. A scene which has been described as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Wrecker |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Germany, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 16 luglio 1929 |
| Production | Josef Somlo, Hermann Fellner, Arnold Pressburger |
| Writer | Edgar Wallace, Arnold Ridley, Reginald Berkeley, Bernard Merivale, Benno Vigny, Angus MacPhail |
| Editing | Arthur Tavares |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Assistant directors | Géza von Bolváry |
| Camera operators | Otto Kanturek |
| Additional photography | Otto Kanturek |
| Production design | Oscar Friedrich Werndorff |
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| Art direction | Oscar Friedrich Werndorff |
| Set decoration | Oscar Friedrich Werndorff |
Release dates
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