The Man Who Finally Died. (1962)
Intriguing mystery thriller finely acted by a stalwart British cast - Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Eric Portman, Nigel Green, about a German born Englishman (Baker) who receives a call to return to his Bavarian ancestral home because his father had died. But he died twenty years ago... didn't he?
The Man Who Finally Died has a great initial premise but becomes far too convoluted for it's own good. Although the final acts bring everything into place this could or indeed should have been more exciting. That said it's still a very entertaining film with the performances over shadowing most of the nonsensical parts of the story.
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