Der unheimliche Mönch (1965)
- Directed by
- Harald Reinl
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A series of murders in London and Germany are linked to a hooded monk with a sinister motive. A detective works to uncover the identity of the killer before more people die.
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What happens
The Sinister Monk (German: Der unheimliche Mönch) is a 1965 West German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz and Siegfried Lowitz. It is based on the 1927 play The Terror by Edgar Wallace and was part of a very successful series of German films inspired by his works. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in London, Hamburg and Hamelin in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Kutz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Dead Eyes of London (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.