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Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964)

Secret of the Chinese Carnation poster
Original title
Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke
Directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber
Genre
spy film
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Spies search for a secret formula connected to a Chinese carnation. A woman gets caught up in their chase across Europe.

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What happens

The Secret of the Chinese Carnation (German: Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke, Italian: Il segreto del garofano cinese) is a 1964 German-Italian krimi eurospy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Paul Dahlke, Olga Schoberová, Klaus Kinski and Dietmar Schönherr. It is based on a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton, one of four film adaptations of his work released in the wake of the commercial success of Rialto Film's Edgar Wallace series. It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Renelt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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