Der Mann Nebenan (A Demon in My View) (The Man Next Door) (1992)
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(87 ratings)
Anthony Perkins, in one of his last roles, is the sole highlight of this mundane, German-made psychological thriller, based on a novel by Ruth Rendell. Perkins plays Arthur, an obsessive-compulsive English bachelor with a history of far more destructive habits -- the worst of which include his reign… More Anthony Perkins, in one of his last roles, is the sole highlight of this mundane, German-made psychological thriller, based on a novel by Ruth Rendell. Perkins plays Arthur, an obsessive-compulsive English bachelor with a history of far more destructive habits -- the worst of which include his reign of terror as the "Kenbourne Killer," who is responsible for the strangulation murders of several prostitutes. Like a certain legendary Perkins character of yore, Arthur has some Oedipal issues that need working out and fixates his mother fixation on the department-store mannequin he keeps in the secluded boarding house where he spends his "retirement." When this decidedly one-sided relationship is disrupted by the sudden loss of the dummy, poor Arthur goes 'round the bend again... but the blame for the new string of murders falls on one of his neighbors instead. Bogged down by pedestrian direction and a romantic subplot that serves little purpose, this attempt at a detailed portrayal of madness is kept aloft (barely) on the basis of Perkins' brooding, restrained performance. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Petra Haffter
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Cult Movies
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Cast
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Leon Black
as Leroy
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Tilly Blackwood
as Beryl
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Uwe Bohm
as Anthony Johnson
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Brian Bovell
as Winston Mervin
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Simon Bright
as Steve
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Nick Dawney
as Little Arthur
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Justine Glenton
as Bridget Nurse
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Hans Peter Hallwachs
as Roger Schweizer
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Terence Hardiman
as Inspector
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Carole Hayman
as Vesta Kotowsky
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Stratford Johns
as Stanley Caspian
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Deborah Lacey
as Linthea
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Pete Lee-Wilson
as Man on Car Park
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Choy-Ling Man
as Li-Li Chan
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Charmian May
as Auntie Grace
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Frank Meyer-Brockmann
as Li-Li's Lover
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Steven O'Donell
as Young Stanley
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Sally Rogers
as Maureen Cowan Prostitute
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Rocky Samrai
as David
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Michael Simpkins
as Jonathan Dean
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Sam Smart
as Barry
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Sophie Ward
as Helen Schweizer
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Anthony Perkins
as Arthur Johnson
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David Willis
as Television Interviewer
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James Aubrey
as Brian Kotowsky
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Peter Barnes
as Potter
