Crook and the Cross

7.0
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 95 min
  • Premiere: 1960. January 1.

With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to escape the clutches of the cops. He dresses up as a priest and ends up in a village, whose pastor is in dispute with an influential businessman. To help the pastor and a young widow, Paulie has to use his own special abilities. This work leads him back to the path of righteousness. He contacts the police and, after serving his time, starts a new life with the widow.

Discover

Gert Fröbe

Paul Wittkowski

Karlheinz Böhm

Father Steiner

Rudolf Vogel

Anton Baumberger

Ellen Schwiers

Maria Holzmann

Lucie Englisch

Frau Nestle

Manfred Kunst

Peter Holzmann

Barbara Gallauner

Fräulein Mauer

Hans Jürgen Diedrich

Wachtmeister Franke

Toni Treutler

Thérèse Baumberger

Rosemarie Kirstein

Helga Baumberger

Hans Clarin

Karl Schmiedel

Camera

Peter Haller

Camera Operator

Karl Bayer

Still Photographer

Oskar Schnirch

Director of Photography

Karl Bayer

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Fritz Seyfried

Makeup Artist

Ilse Dubois

Costume Design

Directing

Lucie Berndsen

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Götz von Helmolt

Production Manager

Dieter Weber

Production Manager

Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Designer

Friedhelm Boehm

Production Designer

Sound

Helmut Ränsch

Sound Designer

Norbert Schultze

Original Music Composer

Writing

Curth Flatow

Screenplay

Camera

Peter Haller

Camera Operator

Karl Bayer

Still Photographer

Oskar Schnirch

Director of Photography

Karl Bayer

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Fritz Seyfried

Makeup Artist

Ilse Dubois

Costume Design

Directing

Lucie Berndsen

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Götz von Helmolt

Production Manager

Dieter Weber

Production Manager

Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Designer

Friedhelm Boehm

Production Designer

Sound

Helmut Ränsch

Sound Designer

Norbert Schultze

Original Music Composer

Writing

Curth Flatow

Screenplay