''Max the Pickpocket'' (german: Max, der Taschendieb) is a 1962 West German
comedy
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crime film
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directed by
Imo Moszkowicz
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and starring
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...
,
Elfie Pertramer
Elfie Pertramer (1924–2011) was a German stage and film actress.Höfig p.225 Born in Munich, she appeared in a number of films, particularly comedies, with a Bavarian theme.
Selected filmography
* ''Two in One Suit'' (1950)
* '' Trouble in Para ...
and
Hans Clarin
Hans Clarin (14 September 1929 – 28 August 2005) was a German actor. He became a well-known voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the kobold ''Pumuckl'' (including its TV and cinematic film adaptations), the German voic ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.55]
It was made at the
Bavaria Studios
Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film.
History
The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...
in
Munich
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.
Synopsis
A small-time
pickpocket
Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for misdirection. A th ...
investigates when his brother-in-law is murdered.
Cast
*
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...
as Max Schilling
*
Elfie Pertramer
Elfie Pertramer (1924–2011) was a German stage and film actress.Höfig p.225 Born in Munich, she appeared in a number of films, particularly comedies, with a Bavarian theme.
Selected filmography
* ''Two in One Suit'' (1950)
* '' Trouble in Para ...
as Pauline Schilling
*
Hans Clarin
Hans Clarin (14 September 1929 – 28 August 2005) was a German actor. He became a well-known voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the kobold ''Pumuckl'' (including its TV and cinematic film adaptations), the German voic ...
as Fred
*
Ruth Stephan
Ruth Stephan (27 October 1925 – 8 August 1975) was a German film and stage actress. She appeared with Heinz Erhardt in the 'Willi' series of films.
Biography
Ruth Stephan was born to retail merchant Kurt Stephan and his wife, Kriemhilde. A ...
as Desiree
*
Hans Hessling
Hans Oskar Richard Hessling (March 22, 1903 – February 24, 1995) was a German film and television actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Joan of Arc'' (1935)
* ''Nights in Andalusia'' (1938)
* ''The Heart of a Queen'' (1940)
* ''Corinna Schmidt'' ...
as Arthur
*
Lotte Ledl
Lotte Ledl (born 16 March 1930) is an Austrian actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Forester of the Silver Wood'' (1954)
* '' The Dairymaid of St. Kathrein'' (1955)
* ''Kaiserjäger'' (1956)
* '' Forest Liesel'' (1956)
* ''Der Schandfleck'' ...
as Lizzy
*
Benno Sterzenbach
Benno Sterzenbach (born 3 March 1916 Osnabrück - died 13 September 1985 Feldafing) was a German cinema and theatre actor and director.
Biography
His first major role on stage was ''Götz von Berlichingen'' at which he played next to Ellen S ...
as Charly Gibbons
*
Harald Maresch as Joe
*
Frithjof Vierock as Egon Schilling
*
Hans Leibelt
Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926)
* '' The False Prince'' (1927)
* ''The Man in Search of His Murd ...
*
Ulrich Beiger
Ulrich Beiger (26 August 1918 – 18 September 1996) was a German actor.
Selected filmography
* ''The Little Residence'' (1942) - Möller
* ''The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) - Mixer
* '' Sensation in Savoy'' (1950) - young Indian
* ''Scandal at ...
as Alleinunterhalter
*
Hans Jürgen Diedrich
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*
Helga Anders
Helga Anders (11 January 1948 – 30 March 1986) was an Austrian actress.
She was born Helga Scherz in Innsbruck, to an Austrian father and a German mother, and she grew up in Ruhpolding and Bielefeld after her parents divorced. She made her ...
as Brigitte
*
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Gundomar I, King of the Burgundians c. 407–411 is named Gernot in ...
*
Arno Assmann
Arno Assmann (30 July 1908 – 30 November 1979) was a German actor, film director and television writer. He committed suicide.
Filmography
As an actor
* '' The Original Sin'' (1948)
* '' The Last Illusion'' (1949)
* '' My Wife's Fr ...
as Polizeiinspektor Friedrich
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1962 films
1960s crime comedy films
German crime comedy films
West German films
1960s German-language films
Films directed by Imo Moszkowicz
Bavaria Film films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
1962 comedy films
1960s German films
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