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Der Zinker (1963)
Country of Origin: West Germany
Year of Production: 1963
Running Times: 89m (Germany)/93m (USA)
Length: 2429 metres
Format: 35mm/Ultrascope
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono
DIRECTION
Director: Alfred Vohrer
CREW
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Les Film Jacques Willemetz/Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen
Producers: Preben Philipsen, Horst Wendlandt
Co-producer: Jacques Willemetz
Production Manager: Fritz Klotzsch (real name: Fritz Klotsch)
SCRIPT
Script: H.G. Petersson (real name: Harald G. Petersson)
Novel: The Squeaker by Edgar Wallace
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Eva Ebner
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Karl Löb
Assistant Camera: Ernst Zahrt
Stills Photographer: Gerd-Victor Krau
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Hermann Haller
Laboratory: Mosaik-Film GmbH, Berlin, Germany
MUSIC
Music: Peter Thomas
SOUND
Sound: Clemens Tütsch
Klangfilm-Magnetocord-Eurocord
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Hannelore Wessel
Make-up: Charlotte Kersten, Willi Nixdorf
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Herbert Kirchhoff, Walter Kutz
Props: Klaus Haase, Wilhelm Schaumann
OTHER CREW
Production Assistant: Leif Feilberg
LOCATIONS
Locations: Berlin, Germany; London, England, UK
Studio: CCC-Atelier, Spandau, Berlin, Germany
Location Managers: Hans Johansen, Wolfgang Kühnlenz
CAST
Heinz Drache (Inspector Bill Elford)
Barbara Rütting (Beryl)
Günter Pfitzmann (Frankie Sutton)
Jan Hendriks (Mr Leslie)
Inge Langen (Millie Trent)
Agnes Windeck (Mrs Mulford)
Wolfgang Wahl (Sergeant Lomm)
Siegfried Wischnewski (Lord)
Siegfried Schürenberg (Sir Geoffrey Fielding)
Albert Bessler (butler)
Heinz Spitzner (Dr Green)
Erik von Loewis (jeweler)
Stanislav Ledinek (champion)
Winfried Groth (Jimmy)
Eddi Arent (Josua 'Jos' Harras)
Klaus Kinski (Krishna)
AVAILABILITY
International
International Sales: Exportfilm Bischoff & Company (1963)
USA
Theatrical Distributors: UCC (1963)
Video Distributors: Something Weird Video
West Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Constantin Film (1963)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
West Germany
Rating: 16 (nf)
TIMELINE
1963
April
26: West Germany - theatrical release
1964
February
21: Finland - theatrical release
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Delator, El - Spanish title
Edgar Wallace a Scotland Yard - Italian title
Énigme du serpent noir, L' - French title
Mies ilman kasvoja - Finnish title
Squeaker, The
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Zinker, Der (1931)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Hexer, Der (1964)
Neues vom Wixxer (2007)
Wixxer, Der (2004)
KEYWORDS
animals, blackmail, blowguns, book into film, detectives, poison, police,
reporters, Scotland Yard, snakes, tigers
Last Updated:
1 March, 2009
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