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The Mysterious Magician
The Mysterious Magician

The Mysterious Magician

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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 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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

21 August 1964

Country

Germany

Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger

Joachim Fuchsberger

Inspector Bryan Edgar Higgins

Heinz Drache

Heinz Drache

James W. Wesby

Sophie Hardy

Sophie Hardy

Elise

Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Inspector Warren / Henry Arthur Milton

Margot Trooger

Margot Trooger

Cora Ann Milton

Siegfried Schürenberg

Siegfried Schürenberg

Sir John

Eddi Arent

Eddi Arent

Finch

Carl Lange

Carl Lange

Reverend Hopkins

Jochen Brockmann

Jochen Brockmann

Maurice Messer

Karl John

Karl John

Shelby

Kurt Waitzmann

Kurt Waitzmann

Reddingwood

René Deltgen

René Deltgen

Henry Arthur 'Der Hexer' Milton

Tilo von Berlepsch

Tilo von Berlepsch

Empfangschef

Anneli Sauli

Anneli Sauli

Jean Osbourne

Hilde Sessak

Hilde Sessak

Wardress

Petra von der Linde

Petra von der Linde

Gwenda Milton

Wilhelm Vorwerg

Wilhelm Vorwerg

Priest

Joachim Wolff

Joachim Wolff

Waiter

Gerd Martienzen

Gerd Martienzen

Newspaper Seller

Alfred Vohrer

Alfred Vohrer

Edgar Wallace / Funker (voice)

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