The paths of three men cross for a short time in post-war Berlin. Robert and Willy are unattached and unemployed, Georg has joined them from Hamburg, he has a family and occasionally does something crooked. That's what the three of them are up to together: A safe is to be cracked, the plan comes from Robert. Then Else shows up, a former girlfriend of Robert's who now lives with his buddy Willy. She is interested in Robert again, but he turns her down. Blind with jealousy, Willy nevertheless feels betrayed and rats out their joint scheme to the police. As they stand in front of the strongbox, they are surrounded by police officers. One of them, Inspector Stern, suddenly recognizes in Robert the man who saved his life during the war.
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12 people
Hardy Krüger
Robert Wegner
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Hatari!
Martin Held
Inspector Stern
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Mario Adorf
Georg Kugler
Known for
The Tin Drum
The Italian Connection
Horst Frank
Willy Schneider
Known for
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Django, Prepare a Coffin
Ingrid van Bergen
Else
Known for
The Counterfeit Traitor
A2 Racer
Peer Schmidt
Constable Meyer
Known for
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Ernst Waldow
Bremer
Also in
Petermann ist dagegen
Die fidelen Detektive
Cordula Trantow
Helga, genannt 'Schmetterling'
Known for
The Bridge
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
Also in
Ein Mann will nach oben
Ship of the Dead
Manfred Meurer
Also in
The Sinister Monk
Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut
Edith Hancke
Woman on the train
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Lu Säuberlich
Mrs. Stern
Also in
Hier kocht der Chef
Again the Ringer
Alfred Weidenmann Director · Herbert Reinecker Writer Igor Sentjurc Author
First release January 14, 1960 · Produced in Germany
Production
Roxy Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 14, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 28, 1969 · TV · ZDF
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