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The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Door with Seven Locks

| image = Die Tr mit den sieben Schlssern.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Alfred Vohrer

| producer =

| writer =

| starring = Heinz Drache

| music = Peter Thomas

| cinematography = Karl Lb

| editing = Carl Otto Bartning

| studio =

| distributor = Constantin Film

| released =

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country =

| language = German

}}

'The Door with Seven Locks' is a 1962 German-language crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is an adaptation of the 1926 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name.

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, ne Cawler

* Werner Peters as Bertram Cody

* Jan Hendriks as Tom Cawler

* Ady Berber as Peter Cawler / Giacco

* Siegfried Schrenberg as Sir John

* Friedrich Joloff as caretaker Burt

* Klaus Kinski as Pheeny

* 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' 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.

Release



The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.

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.

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