''No Gold for a Dead Diver'' (german: Ein toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold) is a 1974 West German adventure film directed by

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and starring Horst Janson,

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 390 A thriller about deep sea divers searching for

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, it was shot on location in

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

Dieter Bartels Dieter Bartels (28 March 1920 – 3 September 2010) was a German art director. He is sometimes credited as F. Dieter Bartels.Sweeney p.190 Selected filmography * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1954) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) * '' Lost Chi ...

. After the success of ''

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'' (1975), the film was released in the US with the title ''Deadly Jaws''.

Cast

Home video

In October 2017, RetroVision Entertainment released the film on DVD, paired with ''

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''.

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* 1974 films 1970s adventure films German adventure films West German films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Harald Reinl Terra Film films Constantin Film films Films about treasure hunting Underwater action films Films based on German novels Films shot in South Africa 1970s German films Buried treasure {{1970s-Germany-film-stub