The Door with Seven Locks | |
Director: | Alfred Vohrer |
Starring: | Heinz Drache |
Music: | Peter Thomas |
Cinematography: | Karl Löb |
Editing: | Carl Otto Bartning |
Distributor: | Constantin Film |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
Language: | German |
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.
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.[2]
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]