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Die unheimlichen Briefe
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Die unheimlichen Briefe

2002-04-12 · 90 min · ★ 5.5

Crime · TV Movie

Strange, rhymed advertisements in the newspaper unsettle three London gangsters - and rightly so, because soon the first of them are killed. The mysterious killer also catches a shady lawyer. Higgins and Lane find out that the key to the crimes is an unsolved diamond heist.

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Directors
Wolfgang F. Henschel
Production companies
RTL, Rialto Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gunter BergerGunter BergerInspektor Higgins
Mariella AhrensMariella AhrensBarbara Lane
Eddi ArentEddi ArentSir John
Rosalind BaffoeAnn Pattison
Udo SchenkUdo SchenkWilliam Bolden
Julia RichterJulia RichterPeggy Lynch
Helen VitaHelen VitaLady Upperworth
Eva EbnerEva EbnerMiss Thinwhister
Klaus LehmannStephen Scott
Peggy LukacPeggy LukacRuth Bolden
H.H. MüllerH.H. MüllerTom Averil
Georg TryphonGeorg TryphonMr. Nelly
Mogens von GadowMogens von GadowRobert Frazer
Axel PrahlAxel PrahlTaxi driver

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