Knall and Fall as Imposters

Knall and Fall as Imposters
German film poster
GermanKnall und Fall als Hochstapler
Directed byUlrich Bettac
Hubert Marischka
Written byWalter Forster
Jo Hanns Rösler
Produced byAlfred Stöger
Starring
CinematographyWalter Tuch
Edited byHermine Diethelm
Music byHans Lang
Production
companies
Arena-Film
Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed byHerzog Filmverleih
Release date
  • 21 November 1952 (1952-11-21)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesAustria
West Germany
LanguageGerman

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. 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 the art director 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

References

  1. ↑ von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.