A menacing, hooded lion tamer with a mysterious past.
The film opens with a high-stakes armored car robbery on London’s —a sequence noted by reviewers for its impressive, nearly silent execution. When a member of the gang is murdered by a throwing knife, the investigation leads Inspector Elliott (Leo Genn) to the winter quarters of Barberini's circus. Il Lungo Coltello Di Londra 1966
The circus provides a rich, "fog-soaked" backdrop filled with suspicious characters, including: A menacing, hooded lion tamer with a mysterious past
Unlike many of the television-style Edgar Wallace adaptations of the era, this film was shot in color, which helps capture the "twistedness" and surreal nature of the circus setting. Community Perspectives The circus provides a rich, "fog-soaked" backdrop filled
“The best reason to watch this is for an armored car heist that takes place on Tower Bridge... which according to the director, they shot in a single day.” Letterboxd
“The cast is headed by Christopher Lee who is grim and imposing... the film presents a lot of suspects and it soon becomes easier to just watch it rather than try and guess who the killer is.” IMDb