Der Hexer (1964 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer |
| Produced by | Horst Wendlandt |
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Herbert Reinecker Harald G. Petersson based on a novel by Edgar Wallace |
| Starring |
Joachim Fuchsberger Heinz Drache |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Jutta Hering |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Der Hexer (translated into English alternatively as The Ringer, The Wizard or The Mysterious Magician) is a 1964 West German black and white mystery film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1925 novel titled The Ringer (originally: The Gaunt Stranger). In 1965 a sequel Neues vom Hexer was released.
The film was adapted from the 1925 novel by Edgar Wallace titled The Ringer (originally: The Gaunt Stranger). An earlier German version had been made in the Weimar Republic in 1932, also called Der Hexer.
Cinematography took place from 3 June to 10 July 1964 at Hamburg and at the CCC-Studios at Berlin-Spandau.
The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.
It premiered on 21 August 1964 at the Alhambra in Düsseldorf.
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