Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 5
Part I Wrath of God: Essays on the Cinema of Klaus Kinski
A Marriage of Inconvenience: Kinski, Herzog and the Reenactment of German History Joana Moura 13
The Physiological Sublime in Aguirre Patrícia Castello Branco 27
In Darkness: The Reality of Evil in Nosferatu the Vampyre David Williams 40
Becoming Aguirre: Kinski Between Exploitation and Stylization in Italian Popular Cinema Roberto Cavallini 49
"The only free man on this train": The Anarchist in Doctor Zhivago Padraic Killeen 59
Kinski Al Dente: Physical Acting in the Spaghetti Western Lance Duerfahrd 78
Expressing the Repressed: Cinema as Artifice and Its Polysemic Possibilities Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns 90
Kinski in the Films of Jesus "Jess" Franco and Harry Alan Towers Tyson Wils 100
Franco-German Portrayals of the Subject as Object in La Chanson de Roland Axel Andersson 117
Doctor Kinski in B-Land: Creature, Android and Timestalkers Benjamin Van Loon 128
Crawlspace and the Kinski Swerve Tonya Howe 140
Chaos and Beauty: Paganini Matthew Edwards 161
Part II Devil on the Set: Interviews with Collaborators
An Interview with Actor Peter Berling Matthew Edwards 179
An Interview with Director David Paulsen Matthbw Edwards 188
An Interview with Actor Flo Lawrence Matthew Edwards 192
An Interview with Production Designer William DeSeta Matthew Edwards 198
An Interview with Director David Wickes Matthew Edwards 208
An Interview with Actor Barry Hickey Matthew Edwards 213
An Interview with Cinematographer Harry Mathias Matthew Edwards 221
Part III Key Kinski: Selected Films Reviewed Mark Edwards Matthew Edwards Dan Taylor
Decision Before Dawn (1951) 229
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe (1963), aka The Secret of the Black Widow 230
Der schwarze Abt (1963), aka The Black Abbot 231
Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse (1963), aka Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard 232
Estambul 65 (1965), aka That Man in Istanbul 233
Per qualche dollaro in più (1965), aka For a Few Dollars More 234
The Pleasure Girls (1965) 235
Circus of Fear (1966) 236
Quien sabe? (1966), aka A Bullet for the General 237
The Million Eyes of Su-Muru (1967) 238
Ognuno per sè (1968), aka The Ruthless Four 239
Il grande silenzio (1968), aka The Great Silence 241
Marquis De Sade's "Justine" (1968) 242
Mr. Ten Percent (1968), aka Psychopath 243
5 per l'inferno (1969), aka Five for Hell 244
Due volte Giuda (1969), aka They Were Called Graveyard, Twice a Judas 245
Il dito nella piaga (1969), aka The Liberators, Salt in the Wound, War Fever 246
Paroxismus (1969), aka Venus in Furs 247
Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (1969), aka I Am Sartana, Your Gravedigger; Sartana the Gravedigger; Angel of Death: Sartana 248
E Dio disse a Caino (1970), aka And God Said to Cain 249
I leopardi di Churchill (1970), aka Churchill's Leopards 251
La bestia uccide a sangue. freddo (1971), aka Cold Blooded Beast, Slaughter Hotel 251
Black Killer (1971) 252
Lo chiamavano King (1971), aka His Name Was King 253
Nella stretta morsa del ragno (1971), aka Web of the Spider 254
Per una bara piena di dollari (1971), aka Barrel Full of Dollars, Coffin Full of Dollars, Showdown for a Badman 256
Il venditore di morte (1971), aka The Price of Death, Last Gunfight 258
La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo (1971), aka Vengeance Trail, Death's Dealer, Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold, Three Amens for Satan 259
La morte ha sorriso all'assassino (1972), aka Death Smiles on a Murderer 260
Il ritorno di Clint il solitario (1972), aka There's a Noose Waiting for You, Trinity; The Return of Clint the Stranger 262
Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973), aka The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe 263
Le amanti del mostro (1974), aka Lover of the Monster 264
La mano che nutre la morte (1974), aka The Hand That Feeds the Dead, Evil Face 266
Che botte, ragazzi! (1975), aka Return of Shanghai Joe 267
Lifespan (1975) 268
Footprints on the Moon (1975), aka Le orme 269
Jack the Ripper (1976) 269
Mivista Yonatan (1977), aka Operation Thunderbolt 271
Zoo zéro (1979) 272
La Femme enfant (1980) 273
Haine (1980), aka Killer Truck 274
Les fruits de la passion (1981), aka Fruits of Passion 275
Venom (1981) 275 o Love & Money (1982) 278
Faerie Tale Theatre 14: "Beauty and the Beast" (1984) 279
Geheimcode Wildgänse (1984), aka Code Name: Wild Geese 281
El caballero del dragón (1985), aka Star Knight 283
Kommando Leopard (1985), aka Commando Leopard 284
Grandi cacciatori (1988) 287
Nosferatu a Venezia (1988), aka Vampire in Venice 288
Filmography 293
About the Contributors 297
Index 299
