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Crook and the Cross (1960)

Directed by Axel von Ambesser

Overview

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.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Gert Fröbe | Karlheinz Böhm | Rudolf Vogel | Ellen Schwiers | Lucie Englisch | Manfred Kunst | Barbara Gallauner | Hans Jürgen Diedrich | Toni Treutler | Rosemarie Kirstein | Hans Clarin