1960
7.0 (8 votes)
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Divina-Film
Crook and the Cross (Der Gauner und der liebe Gott)
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Ernst Steinlechner
Director: Axel von Ambesser
Director of Photography: Oskar Schnirch
Screenplay: Curth Flatow
Top Cast
Gert Fröbe
Paul Wittkowski
Karlheinz Böhm
Father Steiner
Rudolf Vogel
Anton Baumberger
Ellen Schwiers
Maria Holzmann
Lucie Englisch
Frau Nestle
Manfred Kunst
Peter Holzmann
Barbara Gallauner
Fräulein Mauer
Hans Jürgen Diedrich
Wachtmeister Franke
