Release Date | 1956-08-15 |
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Runtime | 93 minutes |
Genres | Comedy, Drama |
Stars | Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau, Leonard Steckel |
Directors | Helmut Käutner, Albert Benitz, Helmut Käutner, Carl Zuckmayer, Bernhard Eichhorn |
The 1956 movie based on the theater play by Carl Zuckmayer based on the true story of cobbler Wilhelm Voigt who dressed up as a German military officer and, with the help of unsuspecting soldiers, took over the city hall in Köpenick and confiscated the city's purse.