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The Black Chapel (1959)

The Black Chapel poster
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
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How it feels

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

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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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