---
title: 'The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Witney'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-of-the-purple-reef-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054283/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)

1960 · 81 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Secret of The Purple Reef is a 1960 20th Century Fox CinemaScope DeLuxe Color film based on a short story by Dorothy Cottrell entitled "The Silent Reefs". It starred soon-to-be-famous actors Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk. It is a Caribbean-based mystery involving the disappearance of a ship called the Cloud.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Witney](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-witney)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Buddy Bregman](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-bregman)
- **Producer:** [Gene Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-corman)

## Cast

- [Peter Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-falk)
- [Richard Chamberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chamberlain)
- [Jeff Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-richards)

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