The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight
The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight | |
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Directed by | Harald Philipp |
Written by | Fred Denger Kurt Nachmann |
Produced by | Heinz Willeg |
Starring | George Nader Horst Frank Heinz Weiss |
Cinematography | Helmut Meewes |
Edited by | Alfred Srp |
Music by | Peter Thomas |
Production companies | Allianz Filmproduktion Constantin Film |
Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 4 March 1966 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight (German: Um Null Uhr schnappt die Falle zu) is a 1966 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring George Nader, Horst Frank and Heinz Weiss.[1] It was the fourth film in the Jerry Cotton series.[2]
Plot
Jerry Cotton hunts a psychotic murderer who kills some people out of insanity and others for money. Unfortunately he is connected to other assassins of his kind and soon they realise that Jerry Cotton is after them. This makes Jerry himself immediately their favourite target.
Cast
- George Nader as Jerry Cotton
- Horst Frank as Larry Link
- Heinz Weiss as Phil Decker
- Richard Münch as Mr. High
- Dominique Wilms as Maureen
- Allen Pinson as Harry
- Alexander Allerson as Husky
- Monika Grimm as Ruth Warren
- Helga Schlack as Helen Culver
- Ricky Cooper as Pal
- Werner Abrolat as Krot
Bibliography
- Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore: Luminary Press. ISBN 1-887664-52-1.
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/380664
- ^ Blake, Deal, p.20f
External links
Categories:
- 1966 films
- West German films
- German sequel films
- German thriller films
- 1960s crime thriller films
- 1960s sequel films
- German-language films
- Films directed by Harald Philipp
- Films set in the United States
- German black-and-white films
- Films based on crime novels
- Films based on German novels
- Constantin Film films
- 1960s German film stubs