| Klettermaxe | |
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.jpg) Gentlemen thief
Albert Lieven and the police detective
Erwin Linder | |
| Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Franz Tappers |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Albert Benitz |
| Edited by | Martha Dübber |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Klettermaxe is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven and Charlott Daudert. [1]
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. It was a major commercial success on release, and helped to cement Pulver's reputation as a leading star.
Plot
It is a remake of a 1927 silent film about a cat burglar who steals from other thieves and a young Cuban dancer who becomes fascinated by him.
Cast
- Liselotte Pulver as Corry Bell
- Albert Lieven as Dr. Malien, Schriftsteller
- Charlott Daudert as Gertie
- Madelon Truß as Susanne
- Erna Sellmer as Ludmilla, Kneipenwirtin
- Harald Paulsen as Malkow
- Paul Henckels as Weingarten, Besitzer eines Modesalons
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Dobnika
- Josef Sieber as Kruschke
- Hans Schwarz Jr. as Packer
- Hans Stiebner as Krümel
- Erwin Linder as Kriminalkommissar Plessen
- Robert Meyn as Reuping, Theaterdirektor
- Heinz Klevenow as Paul
- Fritz Wagner as Warnecke
- Charlotte Bufford as Zofe Lizzy
- Alexander Hunzinger
- Elly Burgmer
- Arnim Dahl as Klettermaxe (as stunt man)
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.379
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
- Klettermaxe at IMDb
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- 1952 films
- 1950s crime comedy films
- 1950s vigilante films
- West German films
- 1950s German-language films
- Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann
- Remakes of German films
- Films based on German novels
- Superhero comedy films
- German vigilante films
- German crime comedy films
- Films set in Hamburg
- Films shot at Wandsbek Studios
- 1952 comedy films
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- 1950s German films
- Films scored by Hans-Martin Majewski
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