Die Tür mit den 7 Schlössern (1962)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Alfred Vohrer

Writers:

Edgar Wallace (novel)
Harald G. Petersson (writer)

Release Date:

19 June 1962 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber, which is already crowded with victims - and he plans to make her his next one. |

Plot Keywords:

Key | Lobotomy | Mad Doctor | Snake | Scotland Yard

Cast

Heinz Drache	...	Inspektor Richard "Dick" Martin
Sabine Sesselmann	...	Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann)
Eddi Arent	...	Kriminalassistent Holms
Pinkas Braun	...	Dr. Antonio Staletti
Hans Nielsen	...	Mr. Haveloc
Gisela Uhlen	...	Emely Cody, geb. Cawler
Werner Peters	...	Bertram Cody
Jan Hendriks	...	Tom Cawler
Ady Berber	...	Peter Cawler / Giacco
Siegfried Schürenberg	...	Sir John
Friedrich Joloff	...	Hausmeister Burt
Klaus Kinski	...	Pheeny

Also Known As:

Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern (West Germany) (alternative spelling)
Edgar Wallace - Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern (West Germany) (series title)
Front à la Scotland Yard (UK)
La porte aux sept serrures (France)
The Door with Seven Locks (USA)

Runtime:

Germany:95 min | USA:96 min

Country:

West Germany | France

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm Eurocord)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1962) | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:17 | UK:12 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Les Films Jacques Leitienne

Trivia:

In the first draft of the screenplay by Johannes Kai, Selford Manor burns to the ground in the end. Producer Horst Wendlandt demanded that part to be re-written because he was afraid of too many costs.

Movie Connections:

Remake of The Door with Seven Locks (1940)

Interesting and colorful mystery

Two murder victims have turned up in London; one was found floating in the Thames, the other suffers what appears to be a heart attack at a soda stand. Both have one thing in common: they each had a mysterious key attached to a gold chain. Scotland Yard Inspector Richard Martin (Drache) investigates (with his veddy-British comic relief partner Holms), and discovers there are seven keys in all. But where is this door with seven locks? And what does a young heir coming to town for his 21st birthday have to do with it? The mystery involves a mad scientist conducting genetic experiments in the basement of a spooky old castle. This German-made black-and-white "krimi" based upon an Edgar Wallace story is fast-paced and fun.