The Copper also translated as The Grasper (German: Der Greifer) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Hansjörg Felmy and Susanne Cramer.

[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin as well as on location in Hamburg and Essen.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Theo Zwierski.

Otto Friedrich Dennert, a veteran of the Essen police force, is known as "The Grabber" for his unconventional methods.

Convinced that they have arrested the wrong person, Dennert begins investigating by himself with assistance from the criminal underworld.