The Net
1975, German. Directed by Manfred Purzer.
The aging writer Aurelio Morelli is disillusioned: although the critics like his books, they are barely read. He develops hatred on youth and their depraved moral. One night he goes with a callgirl - and kills her. The police doesn't have a clue, only the unscrupulous sensational journalist Bossi suspects him. Instead of naming him to the police, he persuades Morelli to write about the murder for his paper. Morelli uses the occasion to write his memoirs, in which he confesses lots of other crimes before this last one...
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Manfred PurzerDirector
- Mel FerrerAurelio Morelli
- Klaus KinskiEmilio Bossi
- Susanne UhlenAgnese
- Elke SommerChrista Sonntag
- Andrea RauHerta Enzian
- Heinz BennentInspektor Canonica
- Franz RudnickAssistent
- Willi RoseWhitaker
- Sabine von MaydellBibliothekarin
- Sonja JeannineVera Pisenti
- Maria D'IncoronatoGirl at Francesco's Party
- Giovannella GrifeoLucia
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1975
- Original title
- Das Netz
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Manfred Purzer
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The Net runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Net isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1975. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Net?
The Net (1975) was directed by Manfred Purzer and stars Mel Ferrer, Klaus Kinski, Susanne Uhlen.