''Manhattan Night of Murder'' (german: Mordnacht in Manhattan) is a 1965

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directed by

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and starring

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and Monika Grimm. It was the second of the

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series of films, depicting the adventures of an

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agent.Blake, Deal, p.146f

Plot

A gang of extortionists murder owners of small businesses in case the refuse to pay for protection. After they have killed one of their victims Jerry Cotton hunts gets assigned to take care of this matter.

Cast

as Jerry Cotton *

Phil Decker Phil Decker is a fictional character in Heinz Werner Höber's ''Jerry Cotton'' novels. He is Cotton's sidekick and a fellow FBI agent. Subsequently, he appeared in the films ''Manhattan Night of Murder'' (1965), '' Tread Softly'' (1965) and six o ...

* Richard Münch as Mr. High * Monika Grimm as Sally *

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as Alec Korsky *

Silvia Solar Silvia Solar (20 March 19369 May 2011) was a French actress and prolific minor star in Spanish cinema. The majority of her appearances were in the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Solar was born Geneviève Couzain in Paris. Career Couzain won the ti ...

as Wilma de Loy *

Peter Kuiper Peter Kuiper (Langsa, 30 March 1929 – Berlin, 28 September 2007) was a German actor of film, theatre and television. He died in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany ...

as Bob * Siegurd Fitzek as Patrick *

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as Jenkins *

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as Sophie Latimore *

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as Bruce *

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as Doc * Paul Muller as Dewey *

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as Billy

Bibliography

References

External links

* 1965 films 1960s crime thriller films German crime thriller films German sequel films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Harald Philipp Films set in the United States German black-and-white films Films based on crime novels Films based on German novels Constantin Film films 1960s German films {{crime-thriller-film-stub