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The Sorceror (1932)

The Sorceror poster
Original title
Der Hexer
Directed by
Martin Frič, Karel Lamač
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A master criminal known as the Ringer returns from hiding to settle scores in a city. Police try to catch him while he orchestrates a series of cunning moves.

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What happens

The Ringer (German: Der Hexer) is a 1932 Austrian-German mystery film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Paul Richter, Maria Matray and Wera Engels. It is a screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel The Ringer. Another German version, Der Hexer, was made in 1964. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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