---
title: 'The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franz Josef Gottlieb'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-of-the-black-widow-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057095/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)

1963 · 100 min · Crime · Germany, Spain

Original title: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe

## Synopsis

The Secret of the Black Widow is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring O. W. Fischer, Karin Dor and Klaus Kinski. It is part of a boom of Krimi films produced during the decade, the third of four films based on the work of Louis Weinert-Wilton that came in the wake of Rialto Film's successful Edgar Wallace adaptations. It was shot in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramiro Gómez.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franz Josef Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-josef-gottlieb)
- **Screenplay:** [Rolf und Alexandra Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-und-alexandra-becker), [Alexandra Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-becker), [Rolf Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-becker-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Martin Böttcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-bottcher)
- **Director of Photography:** [Godofredo Pacheco](https://cinepixo.com/people/godofredo-pacheco)

## Cast

- [Werner Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-peters)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Karin Dor](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-dor)
- [George Rigaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rigaud)
- [Doris Kirchner](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-kirchner)
- [O. W. Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-w-fischer)
- [José María Caffarel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-caffarel)
- [Félix Dafauce](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-dafauce)
- [Antonio Casas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-casas)
- [Fernando Sancho](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-sancho)
- [Belina](https://cinepixo.com/people/belina)
- [Tomás Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-blanco)
- [Eddi Arent](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddi-arent)
- [Cris Huerta](https://cinepixo.com/people/cris-huerta)
- [Claude Farell](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-farell)

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