The Secret of the Black Widow

The Secret of the Black Widow
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Directed by	Franz Josef Gottlieb
Written by	Alexandra Becker [de] Rolf Becker [de] José Luis Guarner
Based on	The Queen of the Night by Louis Weinert-Wilton
Produced by	Alfons Carcasona
Starring	O. W. Fischer Karin Dor Klaus Kinski
Cinematography	Godofredo Pacheco
Edited by	Anni Lautenbacher
Music by	Martin Böttcher Antonio Pérez Olea
Production companies	International Germania Film Procusa
Distributed by	International Germania Film
Release date	28 November 1963 (1963-11-28)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Spain West Germany
Language	German

The Secret of the Black Widow (German: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor and Klaus Kinski.^[1][2] It is part of a boom of Krimi films produced during the decade, the third of four films based on the work of Louis Weinert-Wilton that came in the wake of Rialto Film's successful Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was shot in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez.

Cast

• O. W. Fischer as Wellby
• Karin Dor as Clarisse
• Klaus Kinski as Boyd
• Werner Peters as Mr. Shor
• Doris Kirchner as Mrs. Shor
• Eddi Arent as Fish
• Claude Farell as Mrs. Ayke
• Gabriel Llopart as Selwood
• José María Caffarel as Cartwright
• Antonio Casas as Bronsfield
• Félix Dafauce as Inspector Terry
• Cris Huerta as Slim
• Tomás Blanco
• Ángel Menéndez
• George Rigaud

References

1. Jason Buchanan (2011). "New York Times: The Secret of the Black Widow". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
2. Goble p. 494

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Secret of the Black Widow at IMDb