The Death of a Double (German: Der Tod eines Doppelgängers, French: Les diamants d'Anvers) is a 1967 Belgian-West German crime drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Jürgen Draeger, Werner Pochath and Ivan Desny.Thys p.438Bock & Bergfelder p.511 It was shot on location in Antwerp and Brussels.https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-tod-eines-doppelgaengers_09696d98b3ed4007b7fb8076b65e6bac
Synopsis The cynical young Jack plans to rob Cutler, who is smuggling illegal diamonds from Antwerp to Brussels on behalf of his boss Hoggan. Jack wants to live on easy street with lots of money and his model girlfriend Peggy. His plan involved murdering Cutler and assuming his identity by imitating his clothes, walk and voice. However, Cutler has his own plans to rob Hoggan and escape with his girlfriend Margaret. After Jack has killed him, fate takes him to the airport where he encounters both woman at the same time.
Cast Jürgen Draeger as Jack Werner Pochath as Cutler Nicole Badal as Peggy Hedy Frick as Margaret Ivan Desny as Hoggan Alexander Allerson as Joe Jaak Van Hombeek as Autohändler
References
Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Thys, Marianne. Belgian Cinema. Royal Belgian Film Archive, 1999.
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