| 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 |
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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.
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
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- Remakes of German films
- Films based on German novels
- German-language crime comedy films
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- 1952 comedy films
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