The Secret of the Chinese Carnation
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| Directed by | Rudolf Zehetgruber |
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| Based on | The Chinese Carnation by Louis Weinert-Wilton |
| Produced by | Wolf C. Hartwig |
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| Cinematography | Jan Stallich |
| Edited by | Herbert Taschner |
| Music by | Milos Vacek |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | German |
The Secret of the Chinese Carnation (German: Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke, Italian: Il segreto del garofano cinese) is a 1964 German-Italian krimi eurospy film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Paul Dahlke, Olga Schoberová, Klaus Kinski and Dietmar Schönherr. It is based on a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton, one of four film adaptations of his work released in the wake of the commercial success of Rialto Film's Edgar Wallace series.
It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Renelt.