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Hocuspocus (1966)

Hocuspocus poster
Original title
Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...?
Directed by
Kurt Hoffmann
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is put on trial for a crime he may or may not have committed. His wife tries to prove his innocence with a trick.

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What happens

Hocuspocus (German: Hokuspokus) is a 1966 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Liselotte Pulver, and Fritz Tillmann. It is based on the 1926 play by Curt Goetz, which had previously been adapted into several film versions, Hocuspocus (1930), with a parallel version in English), and Hocuspocus (1953) with Goetz himself. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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