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The forger of London (1961)

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Original title
Der Fälscher von London
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genre
mystery film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates a series of forged banknotes in London. He must track down the clever forger behind the crime.

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The Forger of London (German: Der Fälscher von London) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange and Siegfried Lowitz. It is an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1927 novel The Forger, and part of a long-running series of German Wallace films made during the decade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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