Black Velvet

Black Velvet (1964)

Schwarzer Samt

Stasi agent Alexander Berg has to uncover a plot of sabotage.

Date of release
1964-02-27
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Crime
Director
Heinz Thiel

Casting

Interesting facts

Schwarzer Samt is a German crime film by Heinz Thiel produced by the DEFA in 1964.

Production

Schwarzer Samt was shot in 1963 in and around Leipzig. Filming locations include the Hotel Astoria, where Alexander Berg stayed during his investigations, and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, where the meeting of Alexander and Manfred was filmed.

On 27 February 1964 the film premiered at Kino Babylon in Berlin. The script is based on themes of the novel Der scharlachrote Domino (The Scarlet Red Domino) by Fred Unger.

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