Crime ·Thriller ·Comedy · Germany · 1964 · 1h 25m

The Mysterious Magician

Der Hexer

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Director
Alfred Vohrer
Cast
Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Bryan Edgar Higgins Heinz Drache as James W. Wesby Sophie Hardy as Elise Siegfried Lowitz as Inspector Warren / Henry Arthur Milton Margot Trooger as Cora Ann Milton Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Crew
Karl Löb — Director of Photography Jutta Hering — Editor Peter Thomas — Original Music Composer Herbert Reinecker — Screenplay Harald G. Petersson — Writer Edgar Wallace — Novel
Synopsis

The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named "The Hexer" is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that "The Hexer" will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, soon bodies start piling up, and it looks as if "The Hexer" may get away yet again.

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Mood & Themes
maskaustraliabased on novel or bookclerkinspectorprostitution ring
Key Collaborators
Alfred Vohrer Director Karl Löb Director of Photography Jutta Hering Editor Peter Thomas Original Music Composer Herbert Reinecker Screenplay Harald G. Petersson Writer Edgar Wallace Novel Horst Wendlandt Producer
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