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The Sinister Monk

Original title: Der unheimliche Mönch
  • 19651965
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
705
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The Sinister Monk (1965)
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A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
705
YOUR RATING
    • Harald Reinl
    • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Terror")
    • J. Joachim Bartsch
    • Fred Denger
  • Stars
    • Karin Dor
    • Harald Leipnitz
    • Siegfried Lowitz
    • Harald Reinl
    • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Terror")
    • J. Joachim Bartsch
    • Fred Denger
  • Stars
    • Karin Dor
    • Harald Leipnitz
    • Siegfried Lowitz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Karin Dor and Hartmut Reck in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    The Sinister Monk (1965)
    The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Karin Dor in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Karin Dor in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Uschi Glas and Dunja Rajter in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Uschi Glas in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Karin Dor in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Harald Leipnitz and Kurt Waitzmann in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Uschi Glas and Ilse Steppat in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Uschi Glas and Siegfried Schürenberg in The Sinister Monk (1965)
    Rudolf Schündler in The Sinister Monk (1965)

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    Karin Dor
    Karin Dor
    • Gwendolin Gilmore
    Harald Leipnitz
    Harald Leipnitz
    • Inspector Bratt
    Siegfried Lowitz
    Siegfried Lowitz
    • Sir Richard
    Siegfried Schürenberg
    • Sir John
    Ilse Steppat
    Ilse Steppat
    • Lady Patricia
    Dieter Eppler
    Dieter Eppler
    • Sir William
    Hartmut Reck
    • Ronny
    Kurt Waitzmann
    • Cunning
    Rudolf Schündler
    Rudolf Schündler
    • Alfons Short
    Kurd Pieritz
    • Monsieur d'Arol
    • (as Kurt Pieritz)
    Uta Levka
    Uta Levka
    • Lola
    Dunja Rajter
    • Dolores
    Susanne Hsiao
    • Mai Ling
    Uschi Glas
    Uschi Glas
    • Mary
    • (as Ursula Glas)
    Eddi Arent
    Eddi Arent
    • Smith
    Walter Echtz
    • Mr. Smith
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Helmut Heyne
    • Notar
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Ingo Osterloh
    • Alfred Schlageter
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • Harald Reinl
      • Edgar Wallace(novel "The Terror")
      • J. Joachim Bartsch
      • Fred Denger
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    • Trivia
      The last of Rialto Film's Edgar Wallace films to be shot in black and white, yet it was one of the most successful films of the series with approximately 3,500,000 viewers during its initial theatrical run and approximately 1,500,000 more during the following years up to 1970. It also was the last film of the series directed by Harald Reinl (he directed the first one, "Face of the Frog (1959)" and the last appearance of his wife Karin Dor. Both made five Edgar Wallace films, four of which together.
    • Goofs
      When Sir William is killed, he turns around and watches the monk face to face. But in the next moment he can be seen again with his back turned on the monk.
    • Crazy credits
      In the opening Titels the name of cast and crew are in white over a colored scene of a burning car.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998)

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    8/10
    best of the Wallace classics
    This 34 year old german movie probably is not a timeless piece of art, yet it still is very entertaining. Check out the music, too!!!

    Among the Wallace movie series during the 60s this is one of the best entries.
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    • Jul 2, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1965 (West Germany)
      • West Germany
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Trafalgar Square, St James's, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Rialto Film
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White

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