Death and Diamonds (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Death and Diamonds

| image =Death and Diamonds (film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Harald Reinl

| producer = Heinz Willeg

| writer = {{ubl|Gustav H. Lübbe (novel)|Rolf Schulz|Christa Stern}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|George Nader|Carl Möhner|Heinz Weiss}}

| music = Peter Thomas

| cinematography = Franz Xaver Lederle

| editing = Hermann Haller

| studio = Allianz Filmproduktion

| distributor =Constantin Film

| released = {{film date|1968|2|23|df=y}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = West Germany

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

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Death and Diamonds ({{langx|de|Dynamit in grüner Seide}}) is a 1968 German thriller film directed by Harald Reinl and starring George Nader, Carl Möhner, and Heinz Weiss.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090118224528/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/194045 BFI.org] It is the seventh in the Jerry Cotton series of films about an FBI agent.{{sfn|Blake|Deal|p=66}}

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. Location shooting took place in Los Angeles, Berlin and the Dalmatian coast.

Plot

Jerry Cotton goes undercover to take out a criminal organisation including its bosses. Disguised as a British specialist for alarm systems he joins the gang which has a preference for diamonds. Taking part in their current activities he tries to get to their leaders. Although he works as prudently as he can he arouses suspicion and becomes a target himself.

Cast

{{cast listing|

George Nader as Jerry Cotton
Carl Möhner as Bloom
Silvia Solar as Lana
Heinz Weiss as Phil Decker
Claus Holm as Butt Lancaster
Günther Schramm as Tackley
{{ill|Marlies Draeger|de}} as Mabel
{{ill|Karl-Heinz Fiege|de}} as Santon
Dieter Eppler as Tomasio
Käthe Haack as Mrs. Cotton
Horst Niendorf as FBI director
Rainer Basedow as Fat
Claus Tinney as Rick Trevor
{{ill|Hansi Waldherr|de}} as Tommie

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References

Bibliography

{{cite book| ref = {{sfnref|Blake|Deal}} | last1 = Blake | first1 = Matt | last2 = Deal | first2 = David | title = The Eurospy Guide | publisher = Luminary Press | year = 2004 | location = Baltimore | isbn = 978-1-887664-52-3 }}