The Copper (1958)

Original title

Der Greifer

Directed by

Eugen York

Genre

crime film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A veteran police detective hunts down a criminal in West Germany. He uses his experience and street smarts to track the suspect through the city.

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What happens

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. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin as well as on location in Hamburg and Essen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Theo Zwierski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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