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The Sinister Monk

The Sinister Monk

19656.71h 27m

Overview

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.

Directed by Harald Reinl
Written by Edgar Wallace, Harald G. Petersson
Produced by Preben Philipsen, Horst Wendlandt
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Top Cast

Karin Dor

Karin Dor

Gwendolin

Harald Leipnitz

Harald Leipnitz

Inspector Bratt

Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Sir Richard

Siegfried Schürenberg

Siegfried Schürenberg

Sir John

Ilse Steppat

Ilse Steppat

Lady Patricia

Dieter Eppler

Dieter Eppler

Sir William

Hartmut Reck

Hartmut Reck

Ronny

Kurt Waitzmann

Kurt Waitzmann

Cunning

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Alfons Short

Kurd Pieritz

Kurd Pieritz

Monsieur d'Arol

Themes & Keywords

edgar wallaceserial killer

About The Sinister Monk

The Sinister Monk is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1965 exploring themes of edgar wallace, serial killer. Directed by Harald Reinl, it stars Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz, Siegfried Lowitz. 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.

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