''The Murderer with the Silk Scarf'' (german: Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal) is a 1966 German-Italian

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

produced and directed by

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, Ge ...

(who also appeared in the film), and starring

Carl Möhner Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner (11 August 1921 – 14 January 2005) was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. His most famous roles were as Jo "le Suédois" in the 19 ...

Folco Lulli Folco Lulli (3 July 1912 – 23 May 1970) was an Italian partisan and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1946 and 1970. He was the brother of actor Piero Lulli. Selected filmography * ''How I Lost the War'' (1947) * '' ...

Helga Liné Helga Liné (; born Helga Lina Stern on 14 July 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Spanish-American film actress and circus acrobat best known for her work in the horror genre of film. She made 132 appearances mostly in film between 1941 and ...

and

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

.Petricci p.246

Plot

Peeking through a mail slot, a little girl sees her mother being murdered by a man, but she is unable to identify the killer. When the police investigate the murder, the killer decides to eliminate the little girl since he knows she is the only witness to the crime.

Cast

as Boris Garrett *

as Polizeirat Erwin Moll *

as Oberinspektor Charly Fischer * Susanne Uhlen as Claudia Sampton *

as Waldemar Fürst * Sonja Romanoff as Wally Specht *

as Prisca Sampton *

Erwin Strahl Erwin Strahl (12 February 1929 – 20 April 2011) was an Austrian actor. From 1966 until his death, he was married to Austrian actress Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer. Born in Vienna, Haas grew ...

as Toni Stein *

Ady Berber Ady Berber (4 February 1913 – 3 January 1966) was an Austrian film actor, professional wrestler and café owner. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1966. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * '' C ...

as Kriminalinspektor Stenzel *

Greta Zimmer Greta may refer to: * Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, ...

as Frau Moll *

Vera Complojer Vera Complojer (1896–1969) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Giesen p.231 Selected filmography * ''Maria Ilona'' (1939) * '' Her First Experience'' (1939) * ''Detours to Happiness'' (1939) * ''Wunschkonzert'' (1940) * '' The Sinful Village ...

as 'Tante' Blaschek *

Astrid Boner Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swed ...

as Maria Stein *

Elisabeth Stiepl Elisabeth Stiepl (born 1920) is an Austrian former film and television actress.Cowie p.66 As a character actress, she appeared in more than ninety film and TV productions during her career in small or supporting parts. Selected filmography * '' D ...

as Nachbarin Gmeiner

References

Bibliography

* Simone Petricci. ''Il Cinema E Siena: La Storia, I Protagonisti, Le Opere''. Manent, 1997.

External links

* 1966 films 1966 crime films German crime films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Adrian Hoven Italian crime films Constantin Film films Films set in Vienna 1960s German films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub