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Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer (1962)

Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer poster
Directed by
Werner Klingler
Genre
thriller film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
16
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of murders linked to a set of black suitcases. The case leads him through a web of deception and danger in West Berlin.

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What happens

The Secret of the Black Trunk (German: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer) is a 1962 West German crime thriller film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Joachim Hansen, Senta Berger and Hans Reiser. It is based on the novel Death Packs a Suitcase by British writer Bryan Edgar Wallace. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin. It was produced at the time a successful series of films were produced based on the novels of Byran's father Edgar Wallace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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