Klettermaxe (1952 film)

Klettermaxe
Gentlemen thief Albert Lieven and the police detective Erwin Linder
Directed by	Kurt Hoffmann
Produced by	Franz Tappers
Written by	Eberhard Keindorff Hans Mahner-Mons (novel) Johanna Sibelius
Starring	Liselotte Pulver Albert Lieven Charlott Daudert
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Cinematography	Albert Benitz
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Production company	Porta-Film Standard-Filmverleih
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	15 May 1952
Running time	86 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Klettermaxe is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven and Charlott Daudert.^[1] It is a remake of a 1927 silent film about a cat burglar who steals from other thieves and a young Cuban dancer who becomes fascinated by him.

It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. It was a major commercial success on release, and helped to cement Pulver's reputation as a leading star.

Cast

• Liselotte Pulver as Corry Bell
• Albert Lieven as Dr. Malien, Schriftsteller
• Charlott Daudert as Gertie
• Madelon Truß as Susanne
• Erna Sellmer as Ludmilla, Kneipenwirtin
• Harald Paulsen as Malkow
• Paul Henckels as Weingarten, Besitzer eines Modesalons
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Dobnika
• Josef Sieber as Kruschke
• Hans Schwarz Jr. as Packer
• Hans Stiebner as Krümel
• Erwin Linder as Kriminalkommissar Plessen
• Robert Meyn as Reuping, Theaterdirektor
• Heinz Klevenow as Paul
• Fritz Wagner as Warnecke
• Charlotte Bufford as Zofe Lizzy
• Alexander Hunzinger
• Elly Burgmer
• Arnim Dahl as Klettermaxe (as stunt man)

References

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Klettermaxe on IMDb