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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds
"Careful Jerry or you'll go up"
1968 1h 31m DE
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BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 4
Crime
Synopsis
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Sixth part of Jerry Cotton movies. Agent Jerry Cotton infiltrates a big crime syndicate that is planning a major diamond heist.
“Careful Jerry or you'll go up”
Where to watch · US
Cast
George Nader
Jerry Cotton
Heinz Weiss
Phil Decker
Carl Möhner
Bloom
Silvia Solar
Lana
Claus Holm
Butt Lancaster
Marlies Dräger
Mabel
Karlheinz Fiege
Santon
Günther Schramm
Tackley
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Harald Reinl
- Writers
- Rolf Schulz, Christa Stern
- 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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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 Hermann Haller 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 Carl Möhner carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Careful Jerry or you'll go up".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Harald Reinl directs. Franz Xaver Lederle behind the camera. Peter Thomas scores. Hermann Haller 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.
- 4Directed by Harald Reinl, shot by Franz Xaver Lederle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Peter Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Hermann Haller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7George Nader and Heinz Weiss and Carl Möhner carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Careful Jerry or you'll go up".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0062919 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Franz Xaver Lederle
- Original score
- Peter Thomas
- Editing
- Hermann Haller
- Costume design
- Vera Mügge
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
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
- Costume DesignVera Mügge
- EditorHermann Haller
- ProducerHeinz Willeg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- hold-up robbery
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1968-02-23
Also known as
International titles
- Death and DiamondsUS
- Il più grande colpo della malavita americanaIT
- Dynamite en soie verteFR
- Los Ángeles, hora 14:30ES
- Jerry Cotton: Dynamite In Green SilkUS
- Dynamit in grüner SeideDE
