Hocuspocus (1953 film)  Hocuspocus () is a 1953 West German comedy crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens and Hans Nielsen. Based on one of Goetz's own plays, it was remade in 1966 as "Hocuspocus". It was shot at Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director's Kurt Herlth and Hermann Warm.