Der Hexer (1964 film)

Der Hexer
Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Written by	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
Production company	Rialto Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release dates	21 August 1964 (1964-08-21)
Running time	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.

Cast

Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Higgins
Heinz Drache as James Wesby
Margot Trooger as Cora Ann Milton
René Deltgen as Arthur Milton
Eddi Arent as Finch
Siegfried Lowitz as Warren
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John Archibald
Sophie Hardy as Elise
Jochen Brockmann as Maurice Messer
Kurt Waitzmann as Reddingwood
Karl Lange as Reverend Hopkins
Karl John as Shelby
Ann Savo as Jean
Hilde Sessak as wardress
Petra von der Linde as Gwenda Milton
Tilo von Berlepsch as receptionist
Inge Keck as flower girl
Wilhelm Vorwerg as parson
Josef Wolff as waiter

Production

The film was adapted from the 1925 novel by Edgar Wallace titled The Ringer (originally: The Gaunt Stranger).^[1] 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.^[1]

Release

The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.^[1]

It premiered on 21 August 1964 at the Alhambra in Düsseldorf.^[1]

Other Film Versions

The Ringer (1928)
The Ringer (1931)
The Sorceror (Der Hexer, 1932)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
The Ringer (1952)

References

1 2 3 4 "Filmportal: Der Hexer". Retrieved 4 August 2016.

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Trygon Factor (1966) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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