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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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