''The Secret of the Black Widow'' (german: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by

Franz Josef Gottlieb Franz Josef Gottlieb (1 November 1930 – 23 July 2006) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1959 and 2005. He also directed the children's series '' Ravioli'' in 1983; it aired on ZDF in 1984. He was ...

and starring

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and Klaus Kinski.Goble p. 494 It is part of a boom of

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films produced during the decade, the third of four films based on the work of Louis Weinert-Wilton that came in the wake of

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's successful

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adaptations. It was shot in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez.

Cast

as Wellby *

as Clarisse * Klaus Kinski as Boyd *

Werner Peters Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Biography Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tou ...

as Mr. Shor *

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as Mrs. Shor *

Eddi Arent Gebhardt Georg Arendt (5 May 1925 – 28 May 2013) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and died in ...

as Fish *

Claude Farell Claude Farell, real name Monika Burg, also known as Paulette Colar, Catherine Farell, Paulette Kolar and Paulette von Suchan (7 May 1918 – 17 March 2008) was an Austrian actress. Partial filmography *''Der Kleinstadtpoet'' (1940) - Zenzi ...

as Mrs. Ayke * Gabriel Llopart as Selwood *

José María Caffarel José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * '' The ...

as Cartwright *

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as Bronsfield *

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as Inspector Terry * Cris Huerta as Slim * Tomás Blanco * Ángel Menéndez * George Rigaud

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1963 films 1963 crime films 1960s German-language films German crime films West German films German black-and-white films Films directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb Films based on Czech novels Films set in London 1960s German films {{1960s-crime-film-stub