Death and Diamonds (film)
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Death and DiamondsDeath 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
. It was part of the Jerry Cotton
series of films about an FBI agent. Cotton tackles diamond smugglers.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
thriller film directed by Harald Reinl
Harald Reinl
Harald Reinl was an Austrian film director. He is especially known for the movies he made based on Edgar Wallace and Karl May books .He started his career as an extra in the mountain-films of Arnold Fanck...
and starring George Nader
George Nader
George Nader was an American film and television actor of Lebanese descent. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger , Congo Crossing , and The Female Animal...
, Carl Möhner
Carl Möhner
Carl Möhner was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 40 films between 1949 and 1976. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and died in McAllen, Texas from Parkinson's disease.-Selected filmography:...
and Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....
. It was part of the Jerry Cotton
Jerry Cotton
Jerry Cotton is the fictional character in a series of crime novels by many different writers in German-speaking countries and in Finland.- Overview :...
series of films about an FBI agent. Cotton tackles diamond smugglers.
Cast
- George NaderGeorge NaderGeorge Nader was an American film and television actor of Lebanese descent. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger , Congo Crossing , and The Female Animal...
... Jerry Cotton - Carl MöhnerCarl MöhnerCarl Möhner was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 40 films between 1949 and 1976. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and died in McAllen, Texas from Parkinson's disease.-Selected filmography:...
... Bloom - Silvia Solar ... Lana
- Heinz WeissHeinz WeissHeinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....
... Phil DeckerPhil DeckerPhil Decker is a fictional character in Heinz Werner Höber's Jerry Cotton novels. He is Cotton's sidekick and a fellow FBI agent.Subsequently he appeared in the films Manhattan Night of Murder , Tread Softly and six other films starring George Nader as Jerry Cotton... - Claus HolmClaus HolmClaus Holm was a German film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1979.He was born in Bochum, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Winter in the Woods...
... Butt Lancaster - Günther SchrammGünther Schramm-Selected filmography:* The Ambassadress * Snow White and the Seven Jugglers * Death and Diamonds * The Heath Is Green -External links:...
... Tackley - Marlies Dräger ... Mabel
- Karlheinz Fiege ... Santon
- Dieter EpplerDieter EpplerDieter Eppler was a German television actor and director of radio dramas.-Filmography:-External links:*...
... Tomasio - Käthe HaackKäthe HaackKäthe Haack was a German actress. She appeared in over 200 films between 1915 and 1980.She was born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack in Berlin, Germany and was previously married to actor Heinrich Schroth, with whom she had a daughter, actress Hannelore Schroth in 1922.-Selected...
... Mrs. Cotton - Horst Niendorf ... FBI-Chief
- Rainer Basedow ... Fat
- Claus Tinney ... Rick Trevor
- Hans Waldherr ... Tommie