---
title: 'The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Helmut Ashley'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-puzzle-of-the-red-orchid-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055391/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)

1962 · 81 min · Crime, Mystery · Germany

Original title: Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee

## Synopsis

The Puzzle of the Red Orchid is a 1962 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, and Marisa Mell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Helmut Ashley](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-ashley)
- **Screenplay:** [Egon Eis](https://cinepixo.com/people/egon-eis), [Gerhard F. Hummel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-f-hummel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-thomas)
- **Producer:** [Horst Wendlandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-wendlandt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Xaver Lederle](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-xaver-lederle)
- **Editor:** [Herbert Taschner](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-taschner)

## Cast

- [Frank Straass](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-straass)
- [Hans Paetsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-paetsch)
- [Hans Zesch-Ballot](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zesch-ballot)
- [Günther Jerschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-jerschke)
- [Christiane Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-nielsen)
- [Pinkas Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/pinkas-braun)
- [Kurt A. Jung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-a-jung)
- [Charles Palent](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-palent)
- [Willem Fricke](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-fricke)
- [Benno Gellenbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/benno-gellenbeck)
- [Helmut Ashley](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-ashley)
- [Herbert A.E. Böhme](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-a-e-bohme)
- [Edgar Wenzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-wenzel)
- [Marisa Mell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-mell)
- [Adrian Hoven](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-hoven)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-puzzle-of-the-red-orchid-1962
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