Overview
Otto Friedrich Dennert is a celebrated veteran of the Essen police force. While investigating a series of killings 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.
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Hans-Martin Majewski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ekkehard Kyrath
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Curt J. BraunScreenplay
- Original title
- Der Greifer
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 20, 1958
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Cast
Hans AlbersOtto Friedrich Dennert
Hansjörg FelmyHarry Dennert- Susanne CramerUrsula Brandt
Horst FrankJosef Schmitz
Mady RahlToni
Werner PetersMücke
Siegfried LowitzDr.Schreiber
Maria SebaldtKriminalassistentin
Ernst StankovskiWilli Goede
Agnes WindeckFrau Schmitz
Carsta Löck
Reinhard KolldehoffWilly
Lia EibenschützFrau Mertens- Else Reval
Karl Hellmer
Herbert Hübner
Fritz Wagner- Hans Schwarz Jr.
Hanita Hallan- Georg Gütlich
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