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The Net is a film of genre Drama directed by Manfred Purzer with Mel Ferrer
The Net (1975)
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Add to a movie listThe Net (German: Das Netz) is a 1975 West German drama film directed by Manfred Purzer and starring Mel Ferrer.
Actors
Mel Ferrer
(Aurelio Morelli)
Klaus Kinski
(Emilio Bossi)
Heinz Bennent
(Inspektor Canonica)
Carlo De Mejo
Elke Sommer
(Christa Sonntag)
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