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Der Zinker

  • 19631963
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
904
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Der Zinker (1963)
CrimeHorrorMystery
Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
904
YOUR RATING
    • Alfred Vohrer
    • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Squeaker")
    • Harald G. Petersson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heinz Drache
    • Barbara Rütting
    • Günter Pfitzmann
    • Alfred Vohrer
    • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Squeaker")
    • Harald G. Petersson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heinz Drache
    • Barbara Rütting
    • Günter Pfitzmann
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Der Zinker (1963)
    Der Zinker (1963)
    Inge Langen and Barbara Rütting in Der Zinker (1963)
    Heinz Drache and Stanislav Ledinek in Der Zinker (1963)
    Heinz Drache, Inge Langen, and Günter Pfitzmann in Der Zinker (1963)
    Eddi Arent, Günter Pfitzmann, and Barbara Rütting in Der Zinker (1963)
    Heinz Drache, Winfried Groth, and Wolfgang Wahl in Der Zinker (1963)
    Klaus Kinski in Der Zinker (1963)
    Albert Bessler, Heinz Drache, Günter Pfitzmann, and Wolfgang Wahl in Der Zinker (1963)
    Jan Hendriks and Agnes Windeck in Der Zinker (1963)
    Heinz Drache, Günter Pfitzmann, and Siegfried Schürenberg in Der Zinker (1963)
    Barbara Rütting and Agnes Windeck in Der Zinker (1963)

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    Heinz Drache
    Heinz Drache
    • Inspector Bill Elford
    Barbara Rütting
    Barbara Rütting
    • Beryl Stedman
    Günter Pfitzmann
    • Frankie Sutton
    Jan Hendriks
    Jan Hendriks
    • Thomas Leslie
    Inge Langen
    Inge Langen
    • Millie Trent
    Agnes Windeck
    Agnes Windeck
    • Mrs. Nancy Mulford
    Wolfgang Wahl
    • Sgt. Lomm
    Siegfried Wischnewski
    Siegfried Wischnewski
    • Der Lord
    Siegfried Schürenberg
    • Sir Geoffrey Fielding
    Albert Bessler
    • James - Butler
    Heinz Spitzner
    • Dr. Green
    Erik von Loewis
    • Juwelier
    Stanislav Ledinek
    • The Champ
    Winfried Groth
    • Jimmy
    Eddi Arent
    Eddi Arent
    • Joshua Harras
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Krishna
    Michael Chevalier
    • Larry Graeme
    • (uncredited)
    Fritz Eberth
    • Porter
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Vohrer
      • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Squeaker")
      • Harald G. Petersson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The house of Mrs. Mulford is actually the residence of producer Horst Wendlandt.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Mysterious Magician (1964)

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    slithering Kinski!
    Another enjoyable Edgar Wallace krimi. Definitely one of the creepiest, with young Klaus Kinski slithering around in a wild animal emporium and french-kissing tropical snakes. It's all set in a dank, slushy London winter, where an arch-criminal called The Snake is avenging himself using blow-dart-propelled venom. There's also a bibulous old lady who loves lurid murder mysteries, the indispensable Eddie Arent as an eager reporter who plays invisible ping-pong, a cigarette-smoking stuffed deer, and a couple of those signature point-of-view trick shots from director Vohrer. The pace is a bit stodgy and the Squeaker doesn't seem to be involved much at all -- it sure doesn't resemble the older British version. The Sinister Cinema tape for once features the original intro with the author's name violently spelled out in bullet holes.
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    • Aug 8, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1963 (France)
      • West Germany
      • France
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Trafalgar Square, St James's, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Rialto Film
      • Les Film Jacques Willemetz
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Black and White

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