The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
- 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
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
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.
suspensefulintriguingatmosphericclassicmysteriousslow-burndarkcerebral
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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