The Door with Seven Locks (1962 film)

The Door with Seven Locks (Die Tür mit den sieben Schlössern) 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.