''Crown Jewels'' (german: Kronjuwelen) is a 1950 West German

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Franz Cap and starring

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, Hans Nielsen and

Kurt Kreuger Kurt Kreuger (July 23, 1916 – July 12, 2006) was a Swiss-reared German actor. Kreuger once was the third-most-requested male actor at 20th Century Fox. He starred with, among others, Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Life and career Kreuger w ...

.Parish p. 503 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

When a country is invaded, its crown jewels are hidden from the occupiers. Various figures try to get their hands on them.

Cast

as Eva Skeravenen * Hans Nielsen as Willroy *

as Paul Regner *

Marina von Ditmar Marina von Ditmar (30 October 1914 – 3 September 2014) was a German film actress born in Saint Petersburg of Baltic German descent. After moving to Germany she studied acting under Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. Her first roles were performed ...

as Helen Fabricius *

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as Frau Fabricius *

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as Minister *

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as Mimi *

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a s Scaliger *

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as Charly *

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as Benjamin * Fritz Wagner as Georges *

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as Kommissar *

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as Prosecutor *

Karl-Heinz Peters Karl-Heinz Peters (1903–1990) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * ''Men Are That Way'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Enemies'' (1940) * '' Mein Leben für Irland'' (1940) * ''Between Hamburg ...

as Lidell *

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* Käthe Vanden * Kurt Stieler *

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer Ernst Fritz Fürbringer (27 July 1900 – 30 October 1988) was a German film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1933 and 1983. He was born in Brunswick, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Die große und die ...

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

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* Ulrich Folkmar as Richter * Alice Verden

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* 1950 films 1950 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by František Čáp Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub