Knall and Fall as Imposters
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{{Infobox film
|name = Knall and Fall as Imposters
|image = Knall and Fall as Imposters.jpg
|caption = German film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Knall und Fall als Hochstapler}}
|director = Ulrich Bettac
Hubert Marischka
|producer = Alfred Stöger
|writer = Walter Forster
Jo Hanns Rösler
|starring = {{ubl|Hans Richter|Rudolf Carl|Curd Jürgens}}
|music = Hans Lang
|cinematography = Walter Tuch
|editing = Hermine Diethelm
|studio = Arena-Film
Wiener Mundus-Film
|distributor = Herzog-Filmverleih
|released = {{Film date|1952|11|21|df=yes}}
|runtime = 84 minutes
|country = Austria
West Germany
|language = German
}}
Knall and Fall as Imposters (German: Knall und Fall als Hochstapler) is a 1952 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Ulrich Bettac and Hubert Marischka and starring Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl and Curd Jürgens.{{cite book|first=Robert|last=von Dassanowsky|authorlink=Robert von Dassanowsky|title=Austrian Cinema: A History|publisher=McFarland|year=2005|location=Jefferson, NC|page=151|isbn=978-1-4766-2147-0}} It was followed by a 1953 sequel Knall and Fall as Detectives.
It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff.
Plot
Two rural men are picked at random for parts in a film production in which they are to play a millionaire and his chauffeur. After an accident while shooting a scene, the car they are in runs out of control and ends up crashing into a sanatorium. The director, believing that a real millionaire has arrived at the financially struggling establishment, puts them up. They are forced for a while to live as imposters until matters are eventually resolved.
Cast
- Hans Richter as Knall
- Rudolf Carl as Fall
- Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold
- Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums
- Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner
- Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen
- Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur
- Viktor Braun
- Heinz Conrads as Scheich
- Peter Gerhard
- Fritz Imhoff as Portier
- Franz Marischka as Aufnahmeleiter
- Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher
- Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler
- Hermann Laforet as Produzent
- Ady Berber as Bademeister
- Johannes Roth as Sambu, Diener
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0044803}}
{{Hubert Marischka}}
Category:Austrian comedy films
Category:Films directed by Hubert Marischka
Category:Films scored by Hans Lang
Category:Films shot at Sievering Studios
Category:Austrian black-and-white films
Category:German black-and-white films
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