The Secret of the Black Widow () is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor and Klaus Kinski. 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
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
