The Copper also translated as The Grasper () 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.
Synopsis
Otto Friedrich Dennert a veteran of the Essen police force is known as "The Grabber" for his unconventional methods. While investigating a series of killings of women he reaches retirement age. The case is taken over by a new team, including Dennert's son Harry. Convinced that they have arrested the wrong person, Dennert begins investigating by himself with assistance from the criminal underworld.
Cast
Hans Albers as Otto Friedrich Dennert
Hansjörg Felmy as Harry Dennert
Susanne Cramer as Ursula Brandt
Ernst Stankovski as Willy Goede
Werner Peters as Mücke
Mady Rahl as Toni
Baerbel Wycisk as Evchen
Horst Frank as Josef Schmitz
Agnes Windeck as Mutter Schmitz
Siegfried Lowitz as Dr. Schreiber
Fritz Wagner as Emil
Reinhard Kolldehoff as Willy
Karl Hellmer as Karl Mertens
Herbert Hübner as Polizeipräsident
Lia Eibenschütz as Frau Mertens
Panos Papadopulos as Heini - der Taschendieb
Joachim Röcker as Tankwart
References
Bibliography
Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.