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Death and Diamonds
Directed by Harald Reinl
Written by
Produced by Heinz Willeg
Starring
Cinematography Franz Xaver Lederle
Edited by Hermann Haller
Music by Peter Thomas
Production
company
Allianz Filmproduktion
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

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

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

References

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

Bibliography

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

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