The Copper (1930 film)

The Copper, or The Grasper (German: Der Greifer), is a 1930 British-German crime film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa, and Margot Landa. It is the German-language version of the British film Night Birds, which was also directed by Eichberg but with an English-speaking cast. Both films were made by British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios at a time when such multiple-language versions were common.

The Copper
Directed byRichard Eichberg
Produced byRichard Eichberg
Written by
Starring
Music byHans May
Cinematography
Production
company
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 17 September 1930 (1930-09-17)
Running time
82 minutes
Country
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
LanguageGerman

It was a success in Germany, launching Albers as a major star.[1] In 1958, the film was remade with Albers reprising his role.

Cast

References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 104

Bibliography

  • Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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