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

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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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