''The Criminal of the Century'' (german: Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts) is a 1928 German silent

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

Max Obal Max Obal (born Max David Gotthelf Sroke; 4 September 1881 – 18 May 1949) was a German actor, singer, screenwriter, and film director. He co-directed the 1927 swashbuckler '' Rinaldo Rinaldini'' featuring Hans Albers.Grange p.251 Selected filmogr ...

and starring Luciano Albertini,

Gritta Ley Gritta Ley was a German film actress of the silent era.Goble p.484 Selected filmography * ''The Marriage Nest'' (1927) * ''Girls, Beware!'' (1928) * ''The Criminal of the Century'' (1928) * '' Autumn on the Rhine'' (1928) * ''The Lady from Argent ...

, and

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

. It was shot at the

Staaken Studios Staaken Studios was a film studio located in Staaken on the outskirts of the German capital Berlin. A large former zeppelin hangar, it was converted to film use following the First World War and operated during the Weimar Republic. In July 1923 it ...

in Berlin. The film's

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

was by

Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Foll ...

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* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Max Obal 1928 crime films German crime films Films based on German novels German black-and-white films 1920s German films Films shot at Staaken Studios {{1920s-Germany-film-stub