Klettermaxe (1952 film)

Klettermaxe
Klettermaxe
	Gentlemen thief Albert Lieven and the police detective Erwin Linder
Directed by	Kurt Hoffmann
Written by	Eberhard Keindorff; (novel); Johanna Sibelius;
Produced by	Franz Tappers
Starring	Liselotte Pulver; Albert Lieven; Charlott Daudert;
Cinematography	Albert Benitz
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production; companies	Porta-Film; Standard-Filmverleih;
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	15 May 1952
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 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.

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.

Cast[]

Liselotte Pulver as Corry Bell
Albert Lieven as Dr. Malien, Schriftsteller
Charlott Daudert as Gertie
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
as Packer
Hans Stiebner as Krümel
Erwin Linder as Kriminalkommissar Plessen
Robert Meyn as Reuping, Theaterdirektor
Heinz Klevenow as Paul
Fritz Wagner as Warnecke
as Zofe Lizzy
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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[1] Bock & Bergfelder p.379

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