| The Copper | |
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| German | Der Greifer |
| Directed by | Richard Eichberg |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Richard Eichberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Heinrich Gärtner Bruno Mondi |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Süd-Film |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | German |
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.
It was a success in Germany, launching Albers as a major star.[1] In 1958, the film was remade with Albers reprising his role.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 104. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.