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ERA
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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
George Nader
Jerry Cotton
Heinz Weiss
Phil Decker
Herbert Stass
Sam Parker
Grit Boettcher
Linda Carp
Kurt Jaggberg
Peter Carp
Gert Haucke
Kit Davis
Daniela Surina
Ria Payne
Giuliano Raffaelli
Francis Gordon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Harald Reinl
- Writers
- Herbert Reinecker
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Italy, Germany
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Italy, 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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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Harald Reinl, shot by Franz Xaver Lederle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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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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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ernst H. Albrecht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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George Nader and Heinz Weiss and Herbert Stass carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Harald Reinl directs. Franz Xaver Lederle behind the camera. Peter Thomas scores. Ernst H. Albrecht cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Italy, 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 Reinl, shot by Franz Xaver Lederle. 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 Ernst H. Albrecht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8George Nader and Heinz Weiss and Herbert Stass carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt0063704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Franz Xaver Lederle
- Original score
- Peter Thomas
- Editing
- Ernst H. Albrecht
- Costume design
- Irms Pauli
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 16
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 · 199 votes
Part of
Jerry Cotton Collection
Also by
Harald Reinl
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
Cinematografica Associati
IT
Allianz Filmproduktion
DE
Constantin Film
DE
Key crew
- ProducerHeinz Willeg
- EditorErnst H. Albrecht
- Costume DesignIrms Pauli
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- fbi
- series of murders
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1968-08-1416
Also known as
International titles
- Der Tod im roten JaguarDE
