Crook and the Cross

Crook and the Cross

95 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1960

With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to escape the clutches of the cops. He dresses up as a priest and ends up in a village, whose pastor is in dispute with an influential businessman. To help the pastor and a young widow, Paulie has to use his own special abilities. This work leads him back to the path of righteousness. He contacts the police and, after serving his time, starts a new life with the widow.

Crook and the Cross

95 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1960

Crook and the Cross
With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to escape the clutches of the cops. He dresses up as a priest and ends up in a village, whose pastor is in dispute with an influential businessman. To help the pastor and a young widow, Paulie has to use his own special abilities. This work leads him back to the path of righteousness. He contacts the police and, after serving his time, starts a new life with the widow.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Divina-Film
Original title Der Gauner und der liebe Gott
Directors Lucie Berndsen, Axel von Ambesser
Writers Curth Flatow, Stefan Gommermann

Cast

Gert Fröbe

as Paul Wittkowski

Karlheinz Böhm

as Father Steiner

Rudolf Vogel

as Anton Baumberger

Ellen Schwiers

as Maria Holzmann

Lucie Englisch

as Frau Nestle

Manfred Kunst

as Peter Holzmann

Barbara Gallauner

as Fräulein Mauer

Hans Jürgen Diedrich

as Wachtmeister Franke

Toni Treutler

as Thérèse Baumberger

Rosemarie Kirstein

as Helga Baumberger

Hans Clarin

as Karl Schmiedel