Die unheimlichen Briefe (2002)
Strange, rhymed advertisements in the TIMES 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 from jeweler Bolden. It looks like those involved are fighting over the loot. Eventually, it turns out that the "robbery" was actually a set-up insurance scam that Bolden was personally behind and that killed his employee. Shortly before the last survivor is sent to the afterlife, Higgins and Lane are able to confront the "invisible" murderer.
Director: Wolfgang F. Henschel
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Gunter Berger as Inspektor Higgins |
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Mariella Ahrens as Barbara Lane |
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Eddi Arent as Sir John |
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Rosalind Baffoe as Ann Pattison |
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Udo Schenk as William Bolden |
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Julia Richter as Peggy Lynch |
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Helen Vita as Lady Upperworth |
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Eva Ebner as Miss Thinwhister |
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Klaus Lehmann as Stephen Scott |
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Peggy Lukac as Ruth Bolden |
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H.H. Müller as Tom Averil |
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Georg Tryphon as Mr. Nelly |
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Mogens von Gadow as Robert Frazer |
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Axel Prahl as Taxi driver |
| Writing | Peter Jürgensmeier | Writer |
| Writing | Florian Pauer | Writer |
| Directing | Wolfgang F. Henschel | Director |
| Production | Alexander Binder | Production Driver |
| Camera | David Slama | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Dietmar Haupt | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uli Simon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Marco Teuchert | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hasso von Hugo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Büttner | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Andreas Walther | Sound |
| Camera | Glenn König | Assistant Grip |
| Production | Norbert Mentrop | Production Driver |
| Production | Maike Creteau | Production Secretary |
| Production | Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Keusch | Music |
| Production | Angela Marquis | Casting |
| Lighting | Ralf Prokopp | Electrician |
| Art | Wolfgang Roeder | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annett Schulze | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Dariusz Brunzel | First Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Michael Bouterweck | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Georg Armin Sauer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Sabine Brose | Editor |
| Directing | Claudia Beewen | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Marcus Berndt | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anette Tirler | Wardrobe Master |