Crook and the Cross

Crook and the Cross (1960)

Comedy

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

Casts

	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

Crew