The Puzzle of the Red Orchid
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The Puzzle of the Red Orchid ( and also known as The Secret of the Red Orchid) is a 1962
German
crime film
directed by Helmut Ashley
and starring Christopher Lee
.
1962 in film
The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Helmut Ashley
Helmut Ashley
Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley is an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director.-Selected filmography:Film* Der Stern von Afrika * Das schwarze Schaf...
and starring Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
.
Cast
- Christopher LeeChristopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
as Captain Allerman - Adrian HovenAdrian HovenAdrian Hoven was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981.He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner and died in Tegernsee, Germany....
as Inspector Weston - Marisa MellMarisa MellMarisa Mell was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria.-Biography:...
as Lilian Ranger - Pinkas BraunPinkas BraunPinkas Braun was a Swiss film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1954 and 2002.He was born in Zürich, Switzerland and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Puzzle of the Red Orchid...
as Edwin - Christiane NielsenChristiane NielsenChristiane Nielsen was a German film actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1957 and 1967.She was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Frankfurt, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
as Cora Minelli - Eric PohlmannEric PohlmannEric Pohlmann was an Austrian theatre, film and television character actor.Born Erich Pollak in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he was a classically trained actor who studied under the renowned director Max Reinhardt...
as Kerkie Minelli - Fritz RaspFritz RaspFritz Heinrich Rasp was a German film actor who appeared in 104 films between 1916 and 1976.His most notable film roles were "J. J. Peachum" in The Threepenny Opera , as Meinert in Diary of a Lost Girl , and as "Der Schmale" in Fritz Lang's Metropolis...
as Tanner - Wolfgang Büttner as Chief Inspector Tetley
- Herbert A.E. BöhmeHerbert A.E. Böhme-Selected filmography:* The Traitor * Ein Mädchen geht an Land * Pour le Mérite * Legion Condor * Ein Robinson * Über alles in der Welt * Fritze Bollmann wollte angeln...
as Oberst Drood - Günther JerschkeGünther Jerschke-Selected filmography:* Men at a Dangerous Age * Doctor Crippen lives * The Liar * The Puzzle of the Red Orchid * Begegnung in Salzburg * The Heathens of Kummerow...
as Mr. Shelby - Sigrid von Richthofen as Mrs. Moore
- Hans PaetschHans PaetschHans Paetsch was a German film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 2002.He was born in Altmünsterol, Germany and died in Hamburg, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
as Lord Arlington - Edgar Wenzel as Babyface
- Klaus KinskiKlaus KinskiKlaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
as Steve - Eddi ArentEddi ArentEddi Arent is a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He has appeared in nearly 100 films since 1956.He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig, today Poland.-Selected filmography:...
as Parker