Jerry Cotton: The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight

1966 1h 35m DE

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 13

Crime

Synopsis

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Third Jerry Cotton Adaption. A big shipment of Nitroglycerine, enough to make a shambles of New York, mysteriously vanishes! It's a race between agent Jerry Cotton and the underworld to see who can find the deadly explosive first. To complicate things further, the nitro must be found before a torrid heat wave causes it to blow much of the city sky high.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

George Nader
Jerry Cotton
Horst Frank
Larry Link
Heinz Weiss
Phil Decker
Richard Münch
Mr. John High
Dominique Wilms
Maureen
Allen Pinson
Harry
Alexander Allerson
Husky
Monika Grimm
Ruth Warren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Philipp
Writers: Fred Denger, Kurt Nachmann
Languages: German
Countries: France, Germany

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jerry Cotton Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harald Philipp, shot by Helmut Meewes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfred Srp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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George Nader and Horst Frank and Heinz Weiss carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Philipp directs. Helmut Meewes behind the camera. Peter Thomas scores. Alfred Srp cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.
3Part of the "Jerry Cotton Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Harald Philipp, shot by Helmut Meewes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Peter Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Alfred Srp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8George Nader and Horst Frank and Heinz Weiss carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0061137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.