by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Originally released in Germany as Das Nachtlokal Zum Silbermond, 5 Sinners mostly takes place in a dingy Turkish nightclub. The joint is being used as a front for a gang of jewel robbers, and is overseen by implicitly AC-DC villainess Magali (Marina Petrowa). Stripper Liliane (Marisa Mell), one of the few honest souls hereabouts, tries to bring Magali and her cohorts to justice. She is aided by a bouncer (Pero Alexander), who isn't as brutish as he looks. Dark, moody and pessimistic, 5 Sinners, has the flavor, if not the substance of the classic film noir, but perhaps because of its tawdry ambience, the film was frequently shown in grindhouses specializing in "nudies."
characteristics
- Thief
- Theft
- Heist
- Robber
- Strip-club
- Secrets
- Scotland
- Opal
- Striptease
- Yakuza
- Turkish [nationality]
- Track-and-field
- Nightclub
- Stripper
- Mob
