

MovieComedy
Crook and the Cross
7.8(11)19601h 35m
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.
- Director
- Axel von Ambesser
- Writers
- Curth Flatow
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Cast

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
Crew
Directing
- Axel von AmbesserDirector
- Lucie BerndsenAssistant Director
Writing
- Stefan GommermannIdea
- Curth FlatowScreenplay
Production
- Ernst SteinlechnerProducer
- Götz von HelmoltProduction Manager
- Dieter WeberProduction Manager
- Rolf ZehetbauerProduction Designer
- Friedhelm BoehmProduction Designer
Camera
- Peter HallerCamera Operator
- Oskar SchnirchDirector of Photography
- Karl BayerStill Photographer
Editing
- Herbert TaschnerEditor
Sound
- Norbert SchultzeOriginal Music Composer
- Helmut RänschSound Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Ilse DuboisCostume Design
- Fritz SeyfriedMakeup Artist