Death comes quietly

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Movie
German title	Death comes quietly
Original title	Fuzz
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1972
length	93 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Richard A. Colla
script	Ed McBain
production	Jack Farren , Martin Ransohoff
music	Dave Grusin
camera	Jacques R. Marquette
cut	Robert L. Kimble
occupation
Burt Reynolds : Detective Steve Carella Jack Weston : Detective Meyer Meyer Tom Skerritt : Detective Bert Kling Raquel Welch : Detective Eileen McHenry Yul Brynner : Deaf Man James McEachin : Detective Arthur Brown Steve Ihnat : Detective Andy Parker Dan Frazer : Lt. Byrnes Bert Remsen : Sgt. Murchison Stewart Moss : Detective Hal Willis

Death Comes Quiet (Fuzz) is an American crime comedy from 1972 . Directed by Richard A. Colla , the screenplay was written by Ed McBain based on his own novel Die Greifer (original title: Fuzz ).

action

Police investigators Steve Carella, Bert Kling and Meyer Meyer belong to a special unit at the 87th Police Station to which the police officer Eileen McHenry is assigned. You are investigating a series of murders committed by a Deaf Man and his gang with bombs. First a commissioner is killed, then a local politician. The bombers demand a large sum of money and threaten to kill the mayor. During this time, the special unit also investigates a rapist and other criminals who are active in a park.

The police set a trap for Deaf Man , Carella and Meyer wait for him dressed as a nun. The action does not succeed. Deaf Man blows up the politician's house and wants to celebrate the crime with alcohol. In the shop he runs into Carella and Meyer, who catch him after an exchange of fire.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of July 11, 1972 that the film was one of the nicest police films in a long time. He is unconventional, funny and cheerful in a calm way. The numerous storylines would be reminiscent of MASH by Robert Altman . Ebert praised the performance of the actors.

Rotten Tomatoes wrote that the film was a clever mix of humor and suspense.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Boston .

literature

• Ed McBain : The Claws. Crime with the 87th police station (original title: Fuzz ). German by Will Helm . Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin and Vienna 1983, 160 pages, ISBN 3-548-10230-1

Web links

• To sneak death comes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• To sneak death comes at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed November 23, 2007
2. ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com, accessed on November 23, 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Filming locations for Fuzz, accessed November 23, 2007