''Death in the Red Jaguar'' (german: Der Tod im roten Jaguar) is a 1968 West German

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directed by

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and starring

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Heinz Weiss Heinz Weiss (12 June 192120 November 2010) was a German film actor. Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in ''Das Traumschiff''. He also played the chara ...

, and

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series of films. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht.

Plot

The

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agent tackles an organization of

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who kill to order.

Cast

as Jerry Cotton *

as Phil Decker *

as Ria Payne *

Friedrich Schütter Friedrich Schütter (1921–1995) was a German film and television actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Lorne Greene. Selected filmography * ''Operation Sleeping Bag'' (1955) * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) * '' Doctor Crippen Lives' ...

as Mr. Clark * Carl Lange as Dr. Saunders *Giuliano Raffaelli as Francis Gordon *

Herbert Stass Herbert Franz Martin Stass (7 October 1919 – 11 November 1999) was a German film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of ...

as Sam Parker *

Grit Boettcher Grit Boettcher (; born 10 August 1938) is a German actress. Early life In 1938, Boettcher was born in Berlin, Germany. Career Boettcher is an actress in various films on German TV and in stage productions. Boettcher is sometimes credited i ...

as Linda Carp *

Gert Haucke Gert Haucke (1929–2008) was a German film and television actor. Partial filmography * ''Rumpelstilzchen'' (1960) as Haushofmeister * ''Das Glück läuft hinterher'' (1963) as Bedeutender Mann * ' (1966), as Arthur * ' (1968, TV miniseries), as ...

as Kit Davis *Karin Schröder as Ann Gordon *Kurt Jaggberg as Peter Carp

Release

''Death in the Red Jaguar'' was released in West Germany on 15 August 1968.

References

External links

* West German films 1960s crime thriller films German crime thriller films German sequel films Films directed by Harald Reinl Films set in the United States Films based on crime novels Films based on German novels Constantin Film films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1960s German films {{Crime-thriller-film-stub