Hard Women (1970) Inspektor Perrak greift ein (original title)

Director:

Alfred Vohrer

Writer:

Manfred Purzer

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Ein pulvertrockener Sittenreißer!

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Cross Dressing | Homosexual | Police

Cast

Horst Tappert	...	Kommissar Perrak
Werner Peters	...	Heinz-Fritz Bottke
Hubert Suschka	...	Karl Kaminski
Walter Richter	...	Wermuth-Ede
Erika Pluhar	...	Claire Imhoff
Judy Winter	...	Emma Kastelbauer, 'Trompeten-Emma'
Wolf Roth	...	Nick
Berno von Cramm	...	Uwe Klaus (as Berno Cramm)
Carl Lange	...	Police President
Hans Daniel	...	Oblomow
Arthur Brauss	...	Casanova (as Art Brauss)
Hans Schellbach	...	Friedrich Imhoff
Jochen Busse	...	Dr. Rembold
Georg M. Fischer	...	Joschi Perrak (as Georg Michael Fischer)
André Ehoulan	...	Bimbo (as Andre Ehoulan)
Ramonita Vargas	...	Transvestit Kosy
Angie Stardust	...	Transvestit Pinky (as Mikel Sugar)
Rudolf Erbert	...	Gerichtsmediziner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reiner Brönneke	...	Taxifahrer (uncredited)
Eva Ebner	...	Woman on the Police Station (uncredited)
Jan Groth	...	Botschaftsvertreter (uncredited)
Horst Hesslein	...	Polizist (uncredited)
Kurt Klopsch	...	Tip-Off at Police Station (uncredited)
Gottfried Kramer	...	Schrotthändler (uncredited)
Tilly Lauenstein	...	Wirtschafterin Adelheid (voice) (uncredited)
Edgar Ott	...	Man (voice) (uncredited)
Uschi Peitzmann	...	Girl (uncredited)
Joachim Rake	...	Inspector of Homicide Dept. (uncredited)
Willy Schäfer	...	(uncredited)
Jochen Sehrndt	...	Suspect at Police Station (uncredited)
Narziß Sokatscheff	...	Botschaftsvertreter (uncredited)
Walter Spahrbier	...	Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Hans-Georg Thiemt	...	Rechtsanwalt (uncredited)
Curt Timm	...	Suspect at Police Station (uncredited)
Bruno Vahl-Berg	...	Hausmeister (uncredited)
Alfred Vohrer	...	(uncredited)
Konrad Wagner	...	Gerichtsmediziner (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Alfred Vohrer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Manfred Purzer		(as Ernst Flügel)

Produced by
Erwin Gitt	....	executive producer
Luggi Waldleitner	....	producer

Original Music by
Rolf Kühn
José Padilla		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Ernst W. Kalinke

Film Editing by
Jutta Hering
Susanne Paschen		(as Susanne Paschen-Köster)

Production Design by
Wolf Englert
Günther Kob

Costume Design by
Irms Pauli

Makeup Department
Eva von Giese	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Wolfgang von Giese	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eva Ebner	....	assistant director
Manfred Purzer	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jan van der Eerden	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Joachim Gitt	....	assistant camera

Production Companies

• Roxy Film

Distributors

• Gloria (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Hampton International (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Inter (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Pidax Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Inspektor Perrak greift ein" - West Germany (original title)

Runtime:

USA:84 min | West Germany:92 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German | Russian | French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Atelierbetriebe Bendestorf, Bendestorf, Lower Saxony, Germany

Company:

Roxy Film

Extremely funny predecessor of TV Inspector Derrick

Before becoming literally world famous for his series role of Oberinspektor Derrick of Munich police's homicide squad, Horst Tappert played the title role of Inspector Perrak of Hamburg vice squad. And this film has to be seen to be believed - it's like a prototype for the TV series that started four years later. The only real difference is that Perrak is intendedly funny at times and so becomes an extremely entertaining affair that delivers also many unintended gags.

Especially memorable is Tappert himself. He plays Perrak like a caricature of the forthcoming Derrick, and he does it great. The plot delivers the kinky moments that are typical for the early 1970s, with Perrak investigating the murder of a transvestite prostitute. His inquiry leads him to all kinds of red light establishments and adds to the entertainment. The case becomes personal for Perrak when his son Joschi gets kidnapped by thugs towards the end to guarantee an exciting climax.

A must see for friends of obscure German films of the Seventies. Besides Horst Tappert, the rest of the cast is also remarkable: Erika Pluhar and Judy Winters play the female leads, Werner Peters gives his penultimate performance in a theatrical movie, forthcoming "Derrick" and "Der Alte" regular Wolf Roth plays a young criminal in one of his earliest roles, and now well known comedian Jochen Busse appears as a contract killer! This movie has it all - but don't expect something else than trashy entertainment.