| The Secret of the Black Trunk | |
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| Directed by | Werner Klingler |
| Written by | Gustav Kampendonk |
| Based on | Death Packs a Suitcase by Bryan Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Joachim Hansen Senta Berger Hans Reiser |
| Cinematography | Richard Angst |
| Edited by | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music by | Gert Wilden |
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| Distributed by | Gloria Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Secret of the Black Trunk (German: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer) is a 1962 West German crime thriller film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Joachim Hansen, Senta Berger and Hans Reiser. [1] [2] It is based on the novel Death Packs a Suitcase by British writer Bryan Edgar Wallace. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin. It was produced at the time a successful series of films were produced based on the novels of Byran's father Edgar Wallace.
