简介：ThisviolentcrimefilmfromJürgenRolandisthedefinitiveGermanmafiathriller-andtogetherwithRolfOlsen'sbreathtakingandevenmorethrillingBLUTIGERFREITAGthebestGermancrimemovieoftheSeventies(notethatbothfilmsareinfactGerman-Italianco-productions,whichIthinkexplainsalot). HerbertFleischmannleadsthecastasHamburgbusinessmanOttoWestermann,whoisalsothebossoftheorganizedcrimeinthecity.Hisreignasgodfatherisindanger,though,asambitiousSicilianmafiosoLucaMessinaenterstheNorthGermanmetropolis,comingdirectlyfromNewYork.Messina'sgoalisclearandsimple:HewantstotakeoverHamburg.ButWestermannisn'taseasytodefeatastheSicilianexpects.AndsoonHamburgisonthevergeofabloodymobwar. TheaceofthismovieiswithoutadoubtHenrySilvaintheroleofMessina,whooncemoregivesafreneticperformanceasinmostgenrefilmsofthattime(twoofmanyotherexamplesareILBOSSandQUELLICHECONTANO).ButHerbertFleischmannisalsoperfectinhisrole,andthetwoactorsfightagreatbattlethroughoutthemovie. Therearealsosomegreatactionscenes,mainlytheclimacticspeedboatchasesequence,precedingthesimilarchaseinthefineDutchthrillerAMSTERDAMNEDfor15years.Thefinaltwistismagnificent,eventhoughslightlypredictable.TheonlynegativepointtomakeaboutthefilmistheunnecessarylovestorybetweenWestermann'ssonandMessina'sdaughter,whichdiminishestheflowofthestoryconsiderably.Otherwise,ZINKSÄRGEFÜRDIEGOLDJUNGENisanexcitingcrimemovieanddefinitelynottobemissedbyaficionadosofthegenre.…