Honour Among Thieves (1966 film)
| Honour Among Thieves | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Written by | Curth Flatow Hans Wilhelm |
| Based on | Honour Among Thieves by Charles Rudolph |
| Produced by | Wenzel Lüdecke |
| Starring | Gert Fröbe Mario Adorf Karin Baal |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Edited by | Susanne Paschen |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Inter West Film |
| Distributed by | Atlas Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Honour Among Thieves (German: Ganovenehre) is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Gert Fröbe, Mario Adorf and Karin Baal.[1][2] Shot in Eastmancolor, it was filmed at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting.[3] It was based on a play by Charles Rudolph, which had previously been made into a 1933 film of the same title by Richard Oswald.
Synopsis
In Weimar era Berlin during the Roaring Twenties, safecracker Georg is released from prison and goes to work in a brothel run by Olga.
Cast
- Gert Fröbe as Paul
- Mario Adorf as Georg aka Orje
- Curt Bois as Emil
- Karin Baal as Nelly
- Helen Vita as Olga
- Gretl Schörg as Red Erna
- Ilse Pagé as Edith
- Robert Rober as Max
- Gert Haucke as Arthur
- Jürgen Feindt as Backe-backe Kuchen
- Martin Hirthe as Karl
References
- ^ Campbell p.53
- ^ Rother p.468
- ^ https://www.filmportal.de/film/ganovenehre_98ae8fb0ac2949b6b849459ce2a9f70f
Bibliography
- Campbell, Russell. Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.
- Rother, Rainer (ed.) German Film: From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek. Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2024.