The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)

The Door with Seven Locks
Film poster
Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Produced by	Preben Philipsen, Horst Wendlandt, Jacques Letienne
Written by	Edgar Wallace Harald G. Petersson Johannes Kai Gerhard F. Hummel
Starring	Heinz Drache
Music by	Peter Thomas
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Production company	Rialto Film, Les Films Jacques Letienne
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release dates	2 June 1962 (1962-06-02) (France) 19 June 1962 (1962-06-19) (West Germany)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany France
Language	German

The Door with Seven Locks (German: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern) is a 1962 West German/French crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache.^[1] It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel The Door with Seven Locks.

Cast

Heinz Drache as Inspector Richard "Dick" Martin
Sabine Sesselmann as Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann)
Eddi Arent as Kriminalassistent Holms
Pinkas Braun as Dr. Antonio Staletti
Hans Nielsen as Mr. Haveloc
Gisela Uhlen as Emely Cody, née Cawler
Werner Peters as Bertram Cody
Jan Hendriks as Tom Cawler
Ady Berber as Peter Cawler / Giacco
Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John
Friedrich Joloff as caretaker Burt
Klaus Kinski as Pheeny
Eva Ebner as announcer at airport (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Schilsky as Peter Livingston (uncredited)
Alfred Vohrer as announcer at airport / onlooker (uncredited)

Production

It is an adaptation of the Edgar Wallace novel The Door with Seven Locks^[2] which had previously been made into a 1940 British film of the same title.

Cinematography took place between 26 February and 30 March 1962 at the Ufa-Filmatelier, Berlin and at locations like Tempelhof and Pfaueninsel.^[2]

Release

The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.^[2]

It premiered in France under the title La porte aux sept serrures on 2 June 1962 at the Scarlett/Paris. The German premiere was on 19 June at the Europa-Palast at Frankfurt.^[2]

References

↑ "New York Times: The Door with Seven Locks". NY Times. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
1 2 3 4 "Filmportal: Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern". Retrieved 3 August 2016.

External links

The Door with Seven Locks at the Internet Movie Database

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Trygon Factor (1966) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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