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Hocuspocus

Original title: Hokuspokus
  • 19531953
  • 1h 30m
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Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens in Hocuspocus (1953)
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IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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POPULARITY
266,581
94,591
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    • Director
      • Kurt Hoffmann
    • Writer
      • Curt Goetz(play)
    • Stars
      • Curt Goetz
      • Valerie von Martens
      • Hans Nielsen
    • Director
      • Kurt Hoffmann
    • Writer
      • Curt Goetz(play)
    • Stars
      • Curt Goetz
      • Valerie von Martens
      • Hans Nielsen
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Curt Goetz
    Curt Goetz
    • Peer Bille
    Valerie von Martens
    • Agda Kjerulf
    • (as Valérie von Martens)
    Hans Nielsen
    • Gerichtspräsident Arden
    Ernst Waldow
    • Staatsanwalt
    Erich Ponto
    Erich Ponto
    • Mr. Arthur Graham
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    Elisabeth Flickenschildt
    • Zeugin Eulalia Kiebutz
    Margrit Ensinger
    • Anna Sedal
    Joachim Teege
    • Zeuge Munio Eunano
    Fritz Rasp
    Fritz Rasp
    • Diener
    Fritz Brandt
      Franz Grothe
      Franz Grothe
      • Dirigent
      • (uncredited)
      Mila Kopp
      • Gustavs Witwe
      • (uncredited)
      Hugo Lindinger
      • Geschworener
      • (uncredited)
      Tilo von Berlepsch
      • Beisitzer vor Gericht
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Kurt Hoffmann
      • Writer
        • Curt Goetz(play) (screenplay)
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        Margrit Ensinger's debut.
      • Connections
        Remade as Hokuspokus oder: Wie lasse ich meinen Mann verschwinden...? (1966)

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      10/10
      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.
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      • Jan 18, 2000

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      • Release date
        • September 1, 1953 (West Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Hokuspokus
      • Filming locations
        • Filmatelier Göttingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
      • Production company
        • Domnick Filmproduktion (DFP)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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