Hokuspokus (1953)

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Director:

Kurt Hoffmann

Writers:

Curt Goetz (play), Curt Goetz (screenplay)

Stars:

Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens, Hans Nielsen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Curt Goetz	...	Peer Bille
Valerie von Martens	...	Agda Kjerulf
Hans Nielsen	...	Gerichtspräsident
Ernst Waldow	...	Staatsanwalt
Erich Ponto	...	Mr. Arthur Graham
Elisabeth Flickenschildt	...	Zeugin Kiebutz
Joachim Teege	...	Zeuge Eunano
Margrit Ensinger
Mila Kopp
Fritz Rasp	...	Diener
Tilo von Berlepsch
Fritz Brandt
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugo Lindinger	...	Geschworener

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on play | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 September 1953 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Hocuspocus

Filming Locations:

Filmatelier Göttingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Domnick Filmproduktion (DFP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm-Magnetocord)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...? (1966)

User Reviews

Excellent Movie with elements of drama and comedy

Hokuspokus written by Curt Goetz, who also played the leading character is one of the movies playing in a court-room.

Goetz plays Peer Bille a layer who defends a widow, who is suspected to have murdered her husband the artist Hjilmar Kjerulf. Although everybody believes that Agda (played by Goetz´ real life wife Vallerie von Martens) is guilty Bille shows the court that all the proofs can be interpreted in the opposite way.

The end is more than a surprise.

In the sixties there was a remake done with one of the most famous German actors, Heinz Ruehmann. Although Ruehmann is one of the best the remake is not half as good as the original.