Der Hexer (1964 film)


Der Hexer 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. In 1965, a sequel Neues vom Hexer was released.

Cast

The film was adapted from the 1925 novel by Edgar Wallace titled The Ringer. An earlier German version had been made in the Weimar Republic in 1932, also called Der Hexer.
Shooting took place from 3 June to 10 July 1964 on location in Hamburg and at the Spandau Studios in Berlin.

Release

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.

Parody

In 2004, the film Der Wixxer was released. It parodies German media in general, but puts particular emphasis on parodying the German Edgar Wallace productions of the 1960s and 1970s. Whereas "Der Hexer" translates to witcher or warlock in English, "Der Wixxer" is an intentional misspelling of "der Wichser", a vulgar insult meaning "the wanker".

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