The Secret of the Chinese Carnation

The Secret of the Chinese Carnation (German: Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke, Italian: Il segreto del garofano cinese) is a 1964 German-Italian krimi eurospy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Paul Dahlke, Olga Schoberová, Klaus Kinski and Dietmar Schönherr.[1] It is based on a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton, one of four film adaptations of his work released in the wake of the commercial success of Rialto Film's Edgar Wallace series.[2]

The Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Film poster
Directed byRudolf Zehetgruber
Written by
  • Rudolf Zehetgruber
Based onThe Chinese Carnation
by Louis Weinert-Wilton
Produced byWolf C. Hartwig
Starring
CinematographyJan Stallich
Edited byHerbert Taschner
Music byMilos Vacek
Production
companies
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 9 October 1964 (1964-10-09)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Renelt.

Cast

References

  1. "New York Times: Secret of the Chinese Carnation". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  2. Goble p. 494

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.


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