---
title: 'The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franz Josef Gottlieb'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-curse-of-the-hidden-vault-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058161/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)

1964 · 91 min · Crime, Mystery · Germany

Original title: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss

## Synopsis

The Curse of the Hidden Vault is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. It is based on the 1908 novel Angel Esquire by Edgar Wallace, previously made into a British silent film.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Jutta Hering](https://cinepixo.com/people/jutta-hering)
- **Director:** [Franz Josef Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-josef-gottlieb)
- **Screenplay:** [Franz Josef Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-josef-gottlieb), [Robert A. Stemmle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-a-stemmle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-thomas)
- **Producer:** [Horst Wendlandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-wendlandt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Angst](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-angst)

## Cast

- [Harry Meyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-meyen)
- [Ernst Fritz Fürbringer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-fritz-furbringer)
- [Kurd Rudolf Pieritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurd-rudolf-pieritz)
- [Harry Wüstenhagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-wustenhagen)
- [Werner Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-peters)
- [Harald Leipnitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-leipnitz)
- [Siegfried Schürenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-schurenberg)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Ilse Steppat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilse-steppat)
- [Arthur Binder](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-binder)
- [Judith Dornys](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-dornys)
- [Vera Tschechowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-tschechowa)
- [Kurt Waitzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-waitzmann)
- [Kurt Jaggberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-jaggberg)
- [Rudolf Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-forster)

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