Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964)
- 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
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
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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