---
title: 'The Strange Countess (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ottokar Runze'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-strange-countess-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055429/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Strange Countess (1961)

1961 · 91 min · Crime, Mystery · Germany

Original title: Die seltsame Gräfin

## Synopsis

The Strange Countess is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, and is part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations produced by Rialto Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the Schloss Ahrensburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Helmut Nentwig.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ottokar Runze](https://cinepixo.com/people/ottokar-runze), [Jürgen Roland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-roland), [Josef von Báky](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-baky)
- **Screenplay:** [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)
- **Editor:** [Hermann Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-ludwig)

## Cast

- [Marianne Hoppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-hoppe)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Richard Häussler](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-haussler)
- [Eddi Arent](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddi-arent)
- [Albert Bessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bessler)
- [Alexander Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-engel)
- [Eva Brumby](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-brumby)
- [Lil Dagover](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-dagover)
- [Brigitte Grothum](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-grothum)
- [Reinhard Kolldehoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhard-kolldehoff)
- [Joachim Fuchsberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-fuchsberger)
- [Rudolf Fernau](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-fernau)
- [Edith Hancke](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-hancke)
- [Kurt Jaggberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-jaggberg)
- [Fritz Rasp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-rasp)

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