The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)

Original title

Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee

Directed by

Helmut Ashley

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

16

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes linked to a mysterious red orchid. The case leads him from London to the German coast.

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What happens

The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (German: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee, also known as The Secret of the Red Orchid) is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, and Marisa Mell. The film was part of Rialto Film's long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg with location shooting in London and around the harbor at Cuxhaven. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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