Crook and the Cross
Synopsis
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Herbert TaschnerShot by Oskar SchnirchScored by Norbert SchultzeDesigned by Friedhelm Boehm
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- El pícaro y el buen Dioses
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gert Frobe
as Paul Wittkowski
Rudolf Vogel
as Anton Braumberger
Ellen Schwiers
as Maria Holzmann
Lucie Englisch
as Frau Nestle
Manfred Kunst
as Peter Holzmann
Barbara Gallauner
as Fräulein Mauer
Hans Jurgen Diedrich
as Wachtmeister Franke
Toni Treutler
as Thérèse Braumberger
Rosemarie Kirstein
as Helga Braumberger
Gerd Seid
as Richard
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2Other crew
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