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The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

NR 12/01/1963 Thriller, Mystery 1h 38m
62%
User
Score
6.1/10

...The mystery of the century explodes!.. An espionage hunt across sinister post-war Europe!

Overview

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.

Lewis Greifer

Story

Quentin Lawrence

Director

Louis Marks

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Joe Newman

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Doctor Peter von Brecht

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

Lisa von Deutsch

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Inspector Hofmeister

Nigel Green

Nigel Green

Sergeant Hirsch

Georgina Ward

Georgina Ward

Maria

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Brenner

Barbara Everest

Barbara Everest

Martha

Alfred Burke

Alfred Burke

Heinrich

Media

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 4, 2025

A hearse passes a German hotel and next thing “Newman” (Stanley Baker) arrives rather bemused. Why? Well that’s because it was apparently the funeral of his dad, but he thought he had died twenty years ago. Events only become more curious when he then discovers that dad “Deutsch” had a young wife “Lisa” (Mai Zetterling) who lives in a sprawling mansion with “Martha” (Barbara Everest) who remembers him as a child. Something is definitely amiss, and when it transpires that they are both living as guests of local and rather creepy doctor “von Brecht” (Peter Cushing) who runs a local camp for displaced persons after the war, well he becomes even more suspicious. Meantime, local policeman “Hofmeister” (Eric Portman) is sniffing around with his henchman (Nigel Green) as...

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