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 by	Kurt Hoffmann
Written by	Curt Goetz (play) Eberhard Keindorff Johanna Sibelius
Produced by	Hans Domnick
Starring	Heinz Rühmann Liselotte Pulver Fritz Tillmann
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Edited by	Dagmar Hirtz
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production companies	Hans Domnick Filmproduktion Independent Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	3 March 1966 (1966-03-03)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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

Cast

• Heinz Rühmann as Peer Bille
• Liselotte Pulver as Agda Kjerulf
• Fritz Tillmann as Prosecutor
• Richard Münch as Gerichtspräsident
• Stefan Wigger as Kunsthändler Amundsen
• Klaus Miedel as Mr. Graham
• Joachim Teege as Zeuge Munio Eunano
• Tatjana Sais as Zeugin Kiebutz
• Edith Elsholtz as Anne Sedal
• Käthe Braun as Frau Engstrand