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Secret of the Red Orchid
Secret of the Red Orchid

Secret of the Red Orchid

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CrimeThrillerMystery

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Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 March 1962

Country

Germany

Cast

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Capt. Allerman

Adrian Hoven

Adrian Hoven

Insp. Weston

Marisa Mell

Marisa Mell

Lilian Ranger

Pinkas Braun

Pinkas Braun

Edwin

Christiane Nielsen

Christiane Nielsen

Cora Minelli

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Kerkie Minelli

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

Tanner

Wolfgang Büttner

Wolfgang Büttner

Chiefinsp. Tetley

Herbert A. E. Böhme

Herbert A. E. Böhme

Oberst Drood

Günther Jerschke

Günther Jerschke

Mr. Shelby

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Steve

Eddi Arent

Eddi Arent

Parker

Sigrid von Richthofen

Sigrid von Richthofen

Mrs. Moore

Hans Paetsch

Hans Paetsch

Edgar Wenzel

Edgar Wenzel

Florent Antony

Florent Antony

Helmut Ashley

Helmut Ashley

Friedrich G. Beckhaus

Friedrich G. Beckhaus

Horst Breitkreuz

Horst Breitkreuz

H.M. Crayon

H.M. Crayon

Peter Frank

Peter Frank

Willem Fricke

Willem Fricke

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Benno Gellenbeck

Benno Gellenbeck

Kurt A. Jung

Kurt A. Jung

Konrad Mayerhoff

Konrad Mayerhoff

Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Charles Palent

Charles Palent

Frank Straass

Frank Straass

Hans Zesch-Ballot

Hans Zesch-Ballot

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