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The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1962)

The Curse of the Yellow Snake poster
Original title
Der Fluch der gelben Schlange
Directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genre
thriller film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes linked to a mysterious yellow snake. The story follows his pursuit of a criminal organization in London and Berlin.

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What happens

The Curse of the Yellow Snake (German: Der Fluch der gelben Schlange) is a 1963 West German crime thriller film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum and Pinkas Braun. It is based on the 1926 novel The Yellow Snake by Edgar Wallace. It was made as part of a series of films based on Wallace's work, made either by CCC Film or the rival Rialto. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Ernst Schomer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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