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01/12/1963 Thriller, Mystery 1h 38m
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...The mystery of the century explodes!.. An espionage hunt across sinister post-war Europe!

Overview

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.

  1. Quentin Lawrence

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Stanley Baker

    Joe Newman

  2. Peter Cushing

    Doctor Peter von Brecht

  3. Mai Zetterling

    Lisa von Deutsch

  4. Eric Portman

    Inspector Hofmeister

  5. Nigel Green

    Sergeant Hirsch

  6. Georgina Ward

    Maria

  7. Niall MacGinnis

    Brenner

  8. Barbara Everest

    Martha

  9. Alfred Burke

    Heinrich

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-03-04
A hearse passes a German hotel and next thing “Newman” (Stanley Baker) arrives rather bemused. Why? Well that’s because it was apparently the funeral of his dad, but he thought he had died twenty years ago. Events only become more curious when he then discovers that dad “Deutsch” had a young wife “Lisa” (Mai Zetterling) who lives in a sprawling mansion with “Martha” (Barbara Everest) who remembers him as a child. Something is definitely amiss, and when it transpires that they are both living as guests of local and rather creepy doctor “von Brecht” (Peter Cushing) who runs...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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