Crook and the Cross (1960)
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.
Director:
Axel von Ambesser
Writer:
Curth Flatow
 |
Gert Fröbe as Paul Wittkowski |
 |
Karlheinz Böhm as Father Steiner |
 |
Rudolf Vogel as Anton Baumberger |
 |
Ellen Schwiers as Maria Holzmann |
 |
Lucie Englisch as Frau Nestle |
 |
Manfred Kunst as Peter Holzmann |
|
Barbara Gallauner as Fräulein Mauer |
 |
Hans Jürgen Diedrich as Wachtmeister Franke |
|
Toni Treutler as Thérèse Baumberger |
|
Rosemarie Kirstein as Helga Baumberger |
 |
Hans Clarin as Karl Schmiedel |
| Production | Ernst Steinlechner | Producer |
| Camera | Peter Haller | Camera Operator |
| Production | Götz von Helmolt | Production Manager |
| Production | Dieter Weber | Production Manager |
| Directing | Axel von Ambesser | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fritz Seyfried | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Stefan Gommermann | Idea |
| Writing | Curth Flatow | Screenplay |
| Camera | Karl Bayer | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Lucie Berndsen | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Oskar Schnirch | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Helmut Ränsch | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Herbert Taschner | Editor |
| Sound | Norbert Schultze | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilse Dubois | Costume Design |
| Production | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Designer |
| Production | Friedhelm Boehm | Production Designer |
