The Black Abbot (1963)

Original title

Der schwarze Abt

Directed by

Franz Josef Gottlieb

Genre

horror film, crime film, mystery film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A series of eerie events at an old estate in England involve a hidden treasure, a mysterious monk, and a police inspector. The story follows a young woman and her brother as they try to unravel the secrets of their family's past.

mysteriouseeriesuspensefulgothicold-fashionedtensemelodramaticatmospheric

What happens

The Black Abbot (German: Der Schwarze Abt) is a 1963 West German mystery film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Joachim Fuchsberger. Adapted from the 1926 novel of the same name, it was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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