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The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)

The Curse of the Hidden Vault poster
Original title
Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss
Directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
12
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes tied to a hidden vault and a cryptic curse. The story follows his attempts to unravel secrets from the past.

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What happens

The Curse of the Hidden Vault (German: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß) is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. It is based on the 1908 novel Angel Esquire by Edgar Wallace, previously made into a British silent film. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Vorwerg and Walter Kutz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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