The Black Chapel (1959)

Original title

Geheimaktion Schwarze Kapelle

Directed by

Ralph Habib

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A political thriller set during World War II. It follows a group trying to oppose the Nazi regime from within.

tensesuspensefulpoliticalhistoricalseriousurgent

What happens

The Black Chapel (German: Geheimaktion schwarze Kapelle) is a 1959 political thriller film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck and Ernst Schröder. It is based on the novel Die schwarze Kapelle by Olav Herfeldt. It is a co-production between West Germany, Italy (where the film is known as I sicari di Hitler) and France (where it was released with the title R.P.Z. appelle Berlin). It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Beni Montresor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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