| The Secret of the Black Widow | |
| Director: | Franz Josef Gottlieb |
| Producer: | Alfons Carcasona |
| Cinematography: | Godofredo Pacheco |
| Editing: | Anni Lautenbacher |
| Distributor: | International Germania Film |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Language: | German |
The Secret of the Black Widow (de|'''Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe''') is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor and Klaus Kinski.[1] [2] It is part of a boom of Krimi films produced during the decade, the third of four films based on the work of Louis Weinert-Wilton that came in the wake of Rialto Film's successful Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was shot in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez.