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The Violin Case Murders is a Allemand film of genre Crime directed by Fritz Umgelter with George Nader
The Violin Case Murders (1965)
Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten
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Add to a movie listTready Softly (German title:Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten) is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Sylvia Pascal. It is the second in the Jerry Cotton series of films.
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A prolific bunch of safe crackers retrieves a great deal of booty. They work all over the USA and kill everybody standing in their way. Once it is brought to the notice of FBI director Mr. High that these crimes are committed by the same gangsters, he doesn't hesitate to assign special agent Jerry Cotton. Pretending to be a criminal himself, special agent Cotton joins the criminal underworld. He demonstrates his toughness by beating up some street fighters in a bar and pretends he wanted to join forces with a gang of equally ruthless characters. After he has managed to infiltrate the targeted gang, he eventually finds himself in a duel with their boss Kilborne.Actors
George Nader
(Jerry Cotton)
Heinz Weiss
(Phil Decker)
Helmut Förnbacher
(Percy)
Richard Münch
(Mr. John High)
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