The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)

The Door with Seven Locks
Film poster
Directed byAlfred Vohrer
Written by
Produced by
StarringHeinz Drache
CinematographyKarl Löb
Edited byCarl Otto Bartning
Music byPeter Thomas
Production
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Distributed byConstantin Film
Release dates
  • 2 June 1962 (1962-06-02) (France)
  • 19 June 1962 (1962-06-19) (West Germany)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • France
LanguageGerman

The Door with Seven Locks (German: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern) is a 1962 German-language crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1926 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name.

Cast

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Production

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Cavett Binion. "New York Times: The Door with Seven Locks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "Filmportal: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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