The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred Vohrer |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace Harald G. Petersson Johannes Kai Gerhard F. Hummel |
| Produced by | Preben Philipsen, Horst Wendlandt, Jacques Letienne |
| Starring | Heinz Drache |
| Cinematography | Karl Löb |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
Production companies | Rialto Film, Les Films Jacques Letienne |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | West Germany France |
| Language | German |
The Door with Seven Locks (Template:Lang-de) is a 1962 West German/French crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache.[1] It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel The Door with Seven Locks.
Cast
- Heinz Drache as Inspector Richard "Dick" Martin
- Sabine Sesselmann as Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann)
- Eddi Arent as Kriminalassistent Holms
- Pinkas Braun as Dr. Antonio Staletti
- Hans Nielsen as Mr. Haveloc
- Gisela Uhlen as Emely Cody, née Cawler
- Werner Peters as Bertram Cody
- Jan Hendriks as Tom Cawler
- Ady Berber as Peter Cawler / Giacco
- Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
- Friedrich Joloff as caretaker Burt
- Klaus Kinski as Pheeny
- Eva Ebner as announcer at airport (voice) (uncredited)
- Arthur Schilsky as Peter Livingston (uncredited)
- Alfred Vohrer as announcer at airport / onlooker (uncredited)
Production
It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel The Door with Seven Locks[2] which had previously been made into a 1940 British film of the same title.
Cinematography took place between 26 February and 30 March 1962 at the Ufa-Filmatelier, Berlin and at locations like Tempelhof and Pfaueninsel.[2]
Release
The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.[2]
It premiered in France under the title La porte aux sept serrures on 2 June 1962 at the Scarlett/Paris. The German premiere was on 19 June at the Europa-Palast at Frankfurt.[2]
References
- ^ "New York Times: The Door with Seven Locks". NY Times. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Filmportal: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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