Crime · France · 1965 · 1h 29m

The Violin Case Murders

Jerry Cotton - Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten

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Director
Fritz Umgelter
Cast
George Nader as Jerry Cotton Heinz Weiss as Phil Decker Sylvia Pascal as Kitty Springfield Helga Schlack as Helen Helmut Förnbacher as Percy Hans E. Schons as Christallo
Crew
Albert Benitz — Director of Photography Klaus Dudenhöfer — Editor Peter Thomas — Original Music Composer George Hurdalek — Screenplay Gyula Trebitsch — Producer
Synopsis

The first film adaptation of Jerry Cotton. FBI agents Jerry Cotton and Phil Decker are tracing a group of six murderers. Disguised as a vagabond Jerry Cotton infiltrates the gang. Kitty, the leader's girlfriend, soon becomes Jerry's most important helper. With her help, he's able to prevent a bomb's explosion in a school. The deadly attack on a rich collector he can not prevent. The gangsters flee with the loot and a hunt to the death begins ...

Key Collaborators
Fritz Umgelter Director Albert Benitz Director of Photography Klaus Dudenhöfer Editor Peter Thomas Original Music Composer George Hurdalek Screenplay Gyula Trebitsch Producer
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