The Master Thief
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A master thief returns home. There he is threatened with the gallows if he fails to solve the tasks set by the count. So he has to steal the count's personal horse, the bed sheet and the wedding ring as well as the priest and the sexton.
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Cast
20 people
Klaus Piontek
Meisterdieb
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Dieter Franke
Graf
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Margit Bendokat
Gräfin
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Erika Pelikowsky
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Daniel Druskat
Johannes Wieke
Der Alte
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Stefan Naujokat
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Siblings
Plantagenstraße 19
Hubert Hoelzke
Pastor
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Alwin der Letzte
Michael Gerber
Bartel
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The Lives of Others
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Peter Dommisch
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The Golden Goose
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Wolfgang Holz
Hans Klering
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Johannes Maus
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Wolfgang Hübner Director · Claus Küchenmeister Writer Peter Süring Writer
First release January 1, 1978 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG
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Original title
Der Meisterdieb
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
XG · January 1, 1978
TV
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical · East Germany
September 19, 2011 · Physical · DVD-Veröffentlichung
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