Burglars (film)
| Burglars | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by |
Robert Liebmann Louis Verneuil (play) |
| Starring |
Lilian Harvey Willy Fritsch, Heinz Rühmann |
| Music by |
Friedrich Hollaender Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography |
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Günther Rittau |
| Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 16 December 1930 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Burglars (German: Einbrecher) is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Heinz Rühmann.[1] It is also known in English by the alternative title Murder For Sale. It is based on the French play "Guignol le cambrioleur" by Louis Verneuil, who co-wrote the screenplay. A French-language version, titled Flagrant délit, was filmed at the same time.[2] The film was intended by the studio UFA as a follow-up to the hit musical The Three from the Filling Station.
The film's set were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location filming also taking place in Paris.
Plot
A young wife married to a much older toymaker is seduced by a dashing young thief who plans to rob them.
Cast
- Ralph Arthur Roberts as Dumontier
- Lilian Harvey as Reneé
- Willy Fritsch as Durand
- Heinz Rühmann as Sérigny
- Margarethe Koeppke as Mimi
- Oskar Sima as Der Diener
- Gertrud Wolle as Hortense
- Kurt Gerron as 1. Polizeikommisar
- Paul Henckels as 2. Polizeikommisar
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | EINBRECHER (1930)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ Film notes to Black Hill Picture's DVD release of the film