The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)

Original title

Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe

Directed by

Franz Josef Gottlieb

Genre

crime film

Country

Germany, Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of murders connected to a mysterious group called the Black Widows. The case leads him through a web of suspects and secrets.

stylishmysterioustenseintriguingpulpishsuspensefulluridbreezy

What happens

The Secret of the Black Widow (German: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor and Klaus Kinski. It is part of a boom of Krimi films produced during the decade, the third of four films based on the work of Louis Weinert-Wilton that came in the wake of Rialto Film's successful Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was shot in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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