Bandits of the Highway

Bandits of the Highway

101 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 31, 1955

The film is based on a true story, concerning a series of robberies on the highways of Germany. At the time of the actual events, there was a controversy over whether or not highway patrolmen should be given permission to use firearms against perpetrators.

Bandits of the Highway

101 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 31, 1955

Bandits of the Highway
The film is based on a true story, concerning a series of robberies on the highways of Germany. At the time of the actual events, there was a controversy over whether or not highway patrolmen should be given permission to use firearms against perpetrators.
Producers Arion-Film
Original title Banditen der Autobahn
Directors Géza von Cziffra
Writers Géza von Cziffra, Wolfgang Neuss, Robert Thoeren

Cast

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

as Eva Berger

Paul Hörbiger

as Vater Heinze

Charles Regnier

as Paul Barra

Hans Christian Blech

as Willi Kolanski

Karl Ludwig Diehl

as Polizeirat Gerber

Wolfgang Wahl

as Franz Möller

Ellen Schwiers

as Else Möller

Wolf Ackva

as Polizeikommissar Breslau

Joseph Offenbach

as Friseur

Wolfgang Neuss

as Chansonnier

Fritz Wagner

as Wolfgang Hinz