The Violin Case Murders (1965)
"Schüsse aus dem Geigenkasten" (original title)

Director:

Fritz Umgelter

Writer:

George Hurdalek

Stars:

George Nader, Heinz Weiss, Sylvia Pascal

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Nader	...	Jerry Cotton
Heinz Weiss	...	Phil Decker
Sylvia Pascal	...	Kitty Springfield
Helga Schlack	...	Helen
Helmut Förnbacher	...	Percy
Philippe Guégan	...	Sniff
Hans E. Schons	...	Christallo
Hans Waldherr	...	Babe
Heidi Leupolt	...	Mary Springfield
Franz Rudnick	...	Dr. Jim Kilborne
Robert Rathke	...	Latschek
Richard Münch	...	Mr. John High

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 May 1965 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Violin Case Murders

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Allianz Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Die Rechnung - eiskalt serviert (1966)

User Reviews

A positive view of the first Jerry Cotton film.

I saw SCHUSSE AUS DEM GEIGENKASTEN under the English title OPERATION HURRICANE: FRIDAY NOON. It was dubbed, and it was great. George Nader plays Jerry Cotton, F.B.I. agent who works mostly in the New York City area in this first installment of the German action/thriller series from the 1960's. Jerry Cotton was Germany's answer to James Bond. In comparison to the Bond films, the Jerry Cotton movies are not as "posh", but they are better stories. OPERATION HURRICANE is the first and best of the series. The story is very interesting, with a few turns to keep the viewer going up to the end. Peter Thomas did the music for the Jerry Cotton films, and it is the best spy music I have ever heard. I have a difficult time getting the theme out of my head. Two soundtracks were released for the series, one contained dialogue from this particular film (in German, of course). This film has a very cool "sixties secret agent" look, feel, and sound to it. If you're in the mood for a different approach to the spy genre, cozy up to SCHUSSE AUS DEM GEIGENKASTEN. It'll be worth it.