Black Coffee
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Black Coffee

7.0 / 10 1973 1h 10mNR German
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Storyline

The inventor Sir Claude Amery wants to give the thief of the formula for his latest invention the chance to return it in the dark without being recognized. He gathers everyone in the house in the library and has the lights switched off for a short time. When the light comes back on, Amery is dead. A case for the Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot.

Cast & Crew

Horst Bollmann

Horst Bollmann

Hercule Poirot

Lead
HF

Heinz Fabian

Dr. Graham

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Lord Amery

Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack

Caroline

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

Inspec. Japp

OK

Otto Kurth

Butler

Anita Lochner

Anita Lochner

Barbara

Ulli Philipp

Ulli Philipp

Lucia

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claus Peter Witt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Black Coffee is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker