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Crook and the Cross (1960) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1960 · 95 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Axel von Ambesser
- Starring
- Gert Fröbe, Ellen Schwiers, Karlheinz Böhm, Hans Clarin, Barbara Gallauner, Rudolf Vogel
Divinely aided, safe‑cracker Paul Wittkowski, aka “Cracker‑Paulie,” flees police and poses as a priest. He reaches a village where the pastor battles a powerful businessman, and uses his skills to aid the pastor and a young widow. This act redirects him toward redemption; he later turns himself in, serves his time, and begins a new life with the widow.
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