Der Hexer

Der Hexer

BR Deutschland 1964, Spielfilm

Synopsis

The Wizard

When the attorney′s secretary Gwenda Milton is murdered, the inspectors of Scotland Yard are facing a delicate job as the murder victim was the sister of Arthur Milton, better known as "The Wizard". Milton had been prosecuted for vigilante justice, thus had to emigrate to Australia several years ago. But Sir John and inspector Higgins are convinced that the cunning "Wizard" will come back to England to catch his sister′s murderer all by himself. Thus, a race against time begins.

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Credits

Director:Alfred Vohrer
Screenplay:Herbert Reinecker, Harald G. Petersson (ungenannt)
Director of photography:Karl Löb
Editing:Jutta Hering
Music:Peter Thomas
  
Cast: 
Joachim FuchsbergerInspektor Higgins
Heinz DracheJames Wesby
Margot TroogerCora Ann Milton
René DeltgenArtur Milton
Eddi ArentFinch
Siegfried LowitzWarren
Siegfried SchürenbergSir John Archibald
Sophie HardyElise
Jochen BrockmannMaurice Messer
Kurt WaitzmannReddingwood
Karl LangeReverend Hopkins
Karl JohnShelby
Ann SavoJean
Hilde SessakAufseherin
Petra von der LindeGwenda Milton
Tilo von BerlepschEmpfangschef
Inge KeckBlumenmädchen
Wilhelm VorwergPfarrer
Josef WolffOber
  
Production company:Rialto Film Preben Philipsen GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin)
Producer:Horst Wendlandt

All Credits

Director:Alfred Vohrer
Assistant director:Eva Ebner
Screenplay:Herbert Reinecker, Harald G. Petersson (ungenannt)
based on:Edgar Wallace (Roman "The Ringer" / "The Gaunt Strager")
Director of photography:Karl Löb
Assistant camera:Ernst Zahrt
Still photography:Lilo Winterstein
Production design:Wilhelm Vorwerg, Walter Kutz
Prop master:Helmut Deuckert, Walter Rother
Costume design:Hannelore Wessel
Make-up artist:Willi Nixdorf, Charlotte Kersten
Editing:Jutta Hering
Sound:Clemens Tütsch
Music:Peter Thomas
  
Cast: 
Joachim FuchsbergerInspektor Higgins
Heinz DracheJames Wesby
Margot TroogerCora Ann Milton
René DeltgenArtur Milton
Eddi ArentFinch
Siegfried LowitzWarren
Siegfried SchürenbergSir John Archibald
Sophie HardyElise
Jochen BrockmannMaurice Messer
Kurt WaitzmannReddingwood
Karl LangeReverend Hopkins
Karl JohnShelby
Ann SavoJean
Hilde SessakAufseherin
Petra von der LindeGwenda Milton
Tilo von BerlepschEmpfangschef
Inge KeckBlumenmädchen
Wilhelm VorwergPfarrer
Josef WolffOber
  
Voice:Alfred Vohrer (Edgar Wallace)
Production company:Rialto Film Preben Philipsen GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin)
Producer:Horst Wendlandt
Unit production manager:Fritz Klotzsch
Location manager:Alfred Arbeiter
Shoot:03.06.1964-10.07.1964: Hamburg, Berlin; CCC-Studios Berlin-Spandau
Original distributor:Constantin Film Verleih GmbH (München)
Funding:Prämie des BMI (200.000,-- DM)
Length:2334 m, 85 min
Format:35mm, 1:2,35
Picture/Sound:s/w, Mono
Rating:FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.08.1964, 32546, ab 16 Jahre / nicht feiertagsfrei
Screening:Uraufführung (DE): 21.08.1964, Düsseldorf, Alhambra;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 14.05.1970, ZDF

Titles

Originaltitel (DE) Der Hexer

Versions

Original

Length:2334 m, 85 min
Format:35mm, 1:2,35
Picture/Sound:s/w, Mono
Rating:FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.08.1964, 32546, ab 16 Jahre / nicht feiertagsfrei
Screening:Uraufführung (DE): 21.08.1964, Düsseldorf, Alhambra;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 14.05.1970, ZDF