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The Indian Scarf

The Indian Scarf

19636.71h 26m

Overview

When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle (which is cut off from the outside world), the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one, each strangled with an Indian scarf.

Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Written by George Hurdalek, Harald G. Petersson, Edgar Wallace
Produced by Horst Wendlandt
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Top Cast

Heinz Drache

Heinz Drache

Frank Tanner

Corny Collins

Corny Collins

Isla Harris

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Peter Ross

Gisela Uhlen

Gisela Uhlen

Mrs. Tilling, geb. Lebanon

Hans Nielsen

Hans Nielsen

Mr. Tilling

Siegfried Schürenberg

Siegfried Schürenberg

Sir Henry Hockbridge

Hans Clarin

Hans Clarin

Lord Edward Lebanon

Eddi Arent

Eddi Arent

Richard Maria Bonwit

Ady Berber

Ady Berber

Chiko

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Lady Emily Lebanon

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathedgar wallace

About The Indian Scarf

The Indian Scarf is a crime, thriller film released in 1963 exploring themes of dying and death, edgar wallace. Directed by Alfred Vohrer, it stars Heinz Drache, Corny Collins, Klaus Kinski. When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle (which is cut off from the outside world), the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one, each strangled with an Indian scarf.

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