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The Mysterious Magician

Original title: Der Hexer
  • 19641964
  • 1h 35m
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6.6/10
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Heinz Drache, Joachim Fuchsberger, and Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
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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... Read allThe 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 pilin... Read allThe 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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
61,798
12,067
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    • Director
      • Alfred Vohrer
    • Writers
      • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
      • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Ringer")
      • Harald G. Petersson(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Joachim Fuchsberger
      • Heinz Drache
      • Sophie Hardy
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Alfred Vohrer
    • Writers
      • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
      • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Ringer")
      • Harald G. Petersson(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Joachim Fuchsberger
      • Heinz Drache
      • Sophie Hardy
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    • 11User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    The Mysterious Magician (1964)
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    Margot Trooger in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Margot Trooger in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Margot Trooger in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Joachim Fuchsberger and Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)
    Sophie Hardy in The Mysterious Magician (1964)

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    Joachim Fuchsberger
    Joachim Fuchsberger
    • Inspector Bryan Edgar Higgins
    Heinz Drache
    Heinz Drache
    • James W. Wesby
    Sophie Hardy
    Sophie Hardy
    • Elise Penton
    Siegfried Lowitz
    Siegfried Lowitz
    • Inspektor Warren
    Carl Lange
    Carl Lange
    • Rev. Hopkins
    Margot Trooger
    Margot Trooger
    • Cora Ann Milton
    Jochen Brockmann
    Jochen Brockmann
    • Maurice Messer
    Siegfried Schürenberg
    • Sir John
    Karl John
    Karl John
    • Shelby
    Kurt Waitzmann
    • Reddingwood
    Anneli Sauli
    Anneli Sauli
    • Jean Osbourne
    • (as Ann Savo)
    Hilde Sessak
    Hilde Sessak
    • Wardress
    Petra von der Linde
    Petra von der Linde
    • Gwenda Milton
    • (as Petra v.d. Linde)
    Eddi Arent
    Eddi Arent
    • Archibald Finch
    René Deltgen
    René Deltgen
    • Henry Arthur 'Der Hexer' Milton
    Marie-Louise Hengherr
    • Entführtes Mädchen
    • (rumored)
    • (uncredited)
    Inge Keck
    • Blumenmädchen
    • (uncredited)
    Gerd Martienzen
    • Newspaper Seller
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Vohrer
    • Writers
      • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
      • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Ringer") (novel "The Gaunt Stranger") (play "The Ringer")
      • Harald G. Petersson(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Producer Horst Wendlandt kept the last pages of the screenplay in a safe and had each of the leading actors sign a special insurance document in order to keep the surprise ending a secret.
    • Goofs
      A view into a yard trough a window in Arthur Milton's house is obviously shot through a window set on the top of a structure. A shot from the inner yard reveals that there is no house where the room should be. In the "room" sunlight can be seen reflected on the actors which could only be possible if the room had no ceiling. Furthermore, a shadow of the camera can be seen on actor Siegfried Lowitz.
    • Connections
      Edited from Der Zinker (1963)

    User reviews11

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    8/10
    Who is the Hexer?
    When Gwenda Milton is murdered in London, her brother returns from Australia to find the killers. His nickname is "Hexer" ("wizard") because he wears many masks and can disappear without a trace. The police have a love/hate relationship with him, because he takes justice into his own hands, but justice it undeniably is. The success of this movie is owed to an excellent marketing strategy. The production company locked the final pages of the screenplay away, so that even the actors didn't know before the day of shooting who would be the Hexer in disguise. Neither will I tell you now. The whole movie builds up tension until this final revelation.

    Of course there are the popular actors of the Edgar Wallace series (Fuchsberger, Drache, Lowitz, Aren't, Schürenberg), plus an excellent Margot Trooger - calm, yet charming -, but it's the story in the first place which makes "Der Hexer" memorable.
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    • Apr 13, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1964 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Wizard
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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