Knall and Fall as Imposters
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German | Knall und Fall als Hochstapler |
Directed by | Ulrich Bettac Hubert Marischka |
Written by | Walter Forster Jo Hanns Rösler |
Produced by | Alfred Stöger |
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Cinematography | Walter Tuch |
Edited by | Hermine Diethelm |
Music by | Hans Lang |
Production companies | Arena-Film Wiener Mundus-Film |
Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Countries | Austria West Germany |
Language | German |
Knall and Fall as Imposters (German: Knall und Fall als Hochstapler) is a 1952 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Ulrich Bettac and Hubert Marischka and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl and Curd Jürgens.[1] It was followed by a 1953 sequel Knall and Fall as Detectives.
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.
Plot
[edit]Two rural men are picked at random for parts in a film production in which they are to play a millionaire and his chauffeur. After an accident while shooting a scene, the car they are in runs out of control and ends up crashing into a sanatorium. The director, believing that a real millionaire has arrived at the financially struggling establishment, puts them up. They are forced for a while to live as imposters until matters are eventually resolved.
Cast
[edit]- Hans Richter as Knall
- Rudolf Carl as Fall
- Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold
- Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums
- Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner
- Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen
- Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur
- Viktor Braun
- Heinz Conrads as Scheich
- Peter Gerhard
- Fritz Imhoff as Portier
- Franz Marischka as Aufnahmeleiter
- Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher
- Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler
- Hermann Laforet as Produzent
- Ady Berber as Bademeister
- Johannes Roth as Sambu, Diener
References
[edit]- ^ von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.
External links
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- 1952 films
- 1952 comedy films
- Austrian comedy films
- German comedy films
- West German films
- Films directed by Hubert Marischka
- Films scored by Hans Lang
- Buddy comedy films
- Films shot in Vienna
- Films shot at Sievering Studios
- Austrian black-and-white films
- German black-and-white films
- 1950s German films
- Austrian film stubs