The Door with Seven Locks () is a 1962 German-language crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is an adaptation of the 1926 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name.
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 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 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.
Release
The FSK gave the film a rating of 16 and up and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays.
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.