Waiting Room to the Beyond

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Waiting Room to the Beyond
Wartezimmer zum Jenseits.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Written by
Produced by Horst Wendlandt
Starring Hildegard Knef
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byHermann Haller
Music by Martin Böttcher
Release date
  • 23 April 1964 (1964-04-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Waiting Room to the Beyond (German : Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as Mark of the Tortoise) is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. [1]

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References

  1. Kristie Hassen (2011). "New York Times: Waiting Room To The Beyond". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.