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Der Hexer

BR Deutschland 1964 Spielfilm

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.

 

Credits

Director

  • Alfred Vohrer

Screenplay

  • Herbert Reinecker
  • Harald G. Petersson (ungenannt)

Director of photography

  • Karl Löb

Editing

  • Jutta Hering

Music

  • Peter Thomas

Cast

  • Joachim Fuchsberger
    Inspektor Higgins
  • Heinz Drache
    James Wesby
  • Margot Trooger
    Cora Ann Milton
  • René Deltgen
    Artur Milton
  • Eddi Arent
    Finch
  • Siegfried Lowitz
    Warren
  • Siegfried Schürenberg
    Sir John Archibald
  • Sophie Hardy
    Elise
  • Jochen Brockmann
    Maurice Messer
  • Kurt Waitzmann
    Reddingwood

Production company

  • Rialto Film Preben Philipsen GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin)

Producer

  • Horst Wendlandt

Alle 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

Make-up artist

  • Willi Nixdorf
  • Charlotte Kersten

Costume design

  • Hannelore Wessel

Editing

  • Jutta Hering

Sound

  • Clemens Tütsch

Music

  • Peter Thomas

Cast

  • Joachim Fuchsberger
    Inspektor Higgins
  • Heinz Drache
    James Wesby
  • Margot Trooger
    Cora Ann Milton
  • René Deltgen
    Artur Milton
  • Eddi Arent
    Finch
  • Siegfried Lowitz
    Warren
  • Siegfried Schürenberg
    Sir John Archibald
  • Sophie Hardy
    Elise
  • Jochen Brockmann
    Maurice Messer
  • Kurt Waitzmann
    Reddingwood
  • Carl Lange
    Reverend Hopkins
  • Karl John
    Shelby
  • Ann Savo
    Jean
  • Hilde Sessak
    Aufseherin
  • Petra von der Linde
    Gwenda Milton
  • Tilo von Berlepsch
    Empfangschef
  • Inge Keck
    Blumenmädchen
  • Wilhelm Vorwerg
    Pfarrer
  • Josef Wolff
    Ober

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

Original distributor

  • Constantin Film Verleih GmbH (München)

Funding

  • Prämie des BMI (200.000,-- DM)

Shoot

    • 03.06.1964 - 10.07.1964: Hamburg, Berlin; CCC-Studios Berlin-Spandau
Duration:
2334 m, 85 min
Format:
35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
s/w, Mono
Censorship/Age 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

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Der Hexer

Versions

Original

Duration:
2334 m, 85 min
Format:
35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
s/w, Mono
Censorship/Age 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

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