The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)
Encyclopedia
The Door with Seven Locks is a 1962
German
crime film
directed by Alfred Vohrer
and starring Heinz Drache
. It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace
novel The Door with Seven Locks.
1962 in film
The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Alfred Vohrer
Alfred Vohrer
Alfred Vohrer was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984.He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
and starring Heinz Drache
Heinz Drache
Heinz Drache was a German film actor. He appeared in 42 films between 1953 and 2002.He was born in Essen, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Rest Is Silence...
. It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
novel The Door with Seven Locks.
Cast
- Heinz DracheHeinz DracheHeinz Drache was a German film actor. He appeared in 42 films between 1953 and 2002.He was born in Essen, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Rest Is Silence...
- Inspektor Richard "Dick" Martin - Sabine Sesselmann - Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann)
- Eddi ArentEddi ArentEddi Arent is a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He has appeared in nearly 100 films since 1956.He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig, today Poland.-Selected filmography:...
- Kriminalassistent Holms - Pinkas BraunPinkas BraunPinkas Braun was a Swiss film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1954 and 2002.He was born in Zürich, Switzerland and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Puzzle of the Red Orchid...
- Dr. Antonio Staletti - Hans NielsenHans Nielsen (actor)Hans Nielsen was a German film actor. He appeared in 136 films between 1937 and 1965.He was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Daphne and the Diplomat...
- Mr. Haveloc - Gisela UhlenGisela UhlenGisela Uhlen was a German film actress and occasional screen writer.-Biography:Uhlen was born Gisela Friedlinde Schreck in Leipzig, Germany as fourth child of Luise Frieda and distillery owner and former opera singer Augustin Schreck.At the Leipziger Konservatorium she enrolled in a modern dance...
- Emely Cody, geb. Cawler - Werner PetersWerner PetersWerner Peters was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971.Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tour for his latest film in Wiesbaden, Germany.His film career started with the lead in Wolfgang...
- Bertram Cody - Jan HendriksJan HendriksJan Hendriks was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films on screen and TV between 1950 and 1985.In 1952 he won the German Film Award as Best Male Newcomer...
- Tom Cawler - Ady Berber - Peter Cawler / Giacco
- Siegfried SchürenbergSiegfried SchürenbergSiegfried Schürenberg was a German film actor. He appeared in 83 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany...
- Sir John - Friedrich Joloff - Hausmeister Burt
- Klaus KinskiKlaus KinskiKlaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
- Pheeny - Eva Ebner - Ansagerin am Flughafen (voice) (uncredited)
- Arthur Schilsky - Peter Livingston (uncredited)
- Alfred VohrerAlfred VohrerAlfred Vohrer was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984.He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
- Ansager am Flughafen / Schaulustiger (uncredited)