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Death and Diamonds (film)

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Death and Diamonds
Directed byHarald Reinl
Written by
Produced byHeinz Willeg
Starring
CinematographyFranz Xaver Lederle
Edited byHermann Haller
Music byPeter Thomas
Production
company
Allianz Filmproduktion
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Death and Diamonds (German: Dynamit in grüner Seide) is a 1968 German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring George Nader, Carl Möhner, and Heinz Weiss.[1] It was part of the Jerry Cotton series of films about an FBI agent.[2]

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location shooting took place in Los Angeles, Berlin and the Dalmatian coast.

Plot

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Jerry Cotton goes undercover to take out a criminal organisation including its bosses. Disguised as a British specialist for alarm systems he joins the gang which has a preference for diamonds. Taking part in their current activities he tries to get to their leaders. Although he works as prudently as he can he arouses suspicion and becomes a target himself.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Blake & Deal, p. 66.

Bibliography

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  • Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore: Luminary Press. ISBN 978-1-887664-52-3.
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