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The Sinister Monk

The Sinister Monk

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The Sinister Monk

1965

1h 27m

6.7(32 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

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.

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Production Companies

Rialto Film

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Karin Dor

Gwendolin

Karin Dor

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Harald Leipnitz

Inspector Bratt

Harald Leipnitz

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Siegfried Lowitz

Sir Richard

Siegfried Lowitz

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Siegfried Schürenberg

Sir John

Siegfried Schürenberg

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Ilse Steppat

Lady Patricia

Ilse Steppat

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Dieter Eppler

Sir William

Dieter Eppler

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Hartmut Reck

Ronny

Hartmut Reck

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Kurt Waitzmann

Cunning

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Rudolf Schündler

Alfons Short

Rudolf Schündler

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Kurd Pieritz

Monsieur d'Arol

Kurd Pieritz

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Uta Levka

Lola

Uta Levka

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Dunja Rajter

Dolores

Dunja Rajter

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Susanne Juhnke

Mai Ling

Susanne Juhnke

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Uschi Glas

Mary

Uschi Glas

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Eddi Arent

Smith

Eddi Arent

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Walter Echtz

Monk

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Erik Radolf

Servant

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Art

Wilhelm Vorwerg

Notary

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Alfred Schlageter

Man

Alfred Schlageter

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Helmut Heyne

Notar

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Manfred Meurer

Gangster

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