Hocuspocus (1966 film)

Hocuspocus (German: Hokuspokus) is a 1966 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Liselotte Pulver, and Fritz Tillmann.[1] It is based on the 1926 play by Curt Goetz, which had previously been adapted into several film versions, Hocuspocus (1930), with a parallel version in English), and Hocuspocus (1953) with Goetz himself.

Hocuspocus
Directed byKurt Hoffmann
Written by
Produced byHans Domnick
Starring
CinematographyRichard Angst
Edited byDagmar Hirtz
Music byFranz Grothe
Production
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  • Hans Domnick Filmproduktion
  • Independent Film
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 3 March 1966 (1966-03-03)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 208

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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