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Director
  
Eugen York

Initial release
  
1958

Screenplay
  
Curt Johannes Braun

Writer
  
Curt J. Braun

Language
  
German

6.6/10
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Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Music director
  
Hans-Martin Majewski

Duration
  

Country
  
West Germany

The Copper movie poster
Cast
  
Hans Albers
(Otto Friedrich Dennert),
Hansjörg Felmy
(Harry Dennert),
Susanne Cramer
(Ursula Brandt),
Horst Frank
(Josef Schmitz),
Mady Rahl
(Toni),
Werner Peters
(Mücke)

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The Copper also translated as The Grasper (German:Der Greifer) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Hansjörg Felmy and Susanne Cramer. It is a remake of the 1930 film The Copper which Albers had also starred in.

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Synopsis

Otto Friedrich Dennert a veteran of the Essen police force is known as "The Grabber" for his unconventional methods. While investigating a series of killins of women he reaches retirement age. The case is taken over by a new team, including Dennert's son Harry. Convinced that they have arrested the wrong person, Dennert begins investigating by himself with assistance from the criminal underworld.

Cast

  • Hans Albers as Otto Friedrich Dennert
  • Hansjörg Felmy as Harry Dennert
  • Susanne Cramer as Ursula Brandt
  • Ernst Stankovski as Willy Goede
  • Werner Peters as Mücke
  • Mady Rahl as Toni
  • Baerbel Wycisk as Evchen
  • Horst Frank as Josef Schmitz
  • Agnes Windeck as Mutter Schmitz
  • Siegfried Lowitz as Dr. Schreiber
  • Fritz Wagner as Emil
  • Reinhard Kolldehoff as Willy
  • Karl Hellmer as Karl Mertens
  • Herbert Hübner as Polizeipräsident
  • Lia Eibenschütz as Frau Mertens
  • Panos Papadopulos as Heini - der Taschendieb
  • Joachim Röcker as Tankwart

    • References

    The Copper Wikipedia
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    The Copper IMDb The Copper themoviedb.org