Klettermaxe (1952 film)

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Klettermaxe
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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
  • Porta-Film
  • Standard-Filmverleih
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 15 May 1952 (1952-05-15)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryWest 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]

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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

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.379

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