The Jack in the Box
7.1
“Be careful who you let in your car.”
A hitchhiker, carrying a suitcase full of toys, is given a ride by a wealthy businessman in his 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible. The two first talk about the businessman's life and the hitchhiker's hobby of collecting toys. Then everything gets out of hand.
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Cast
13 people
Dieter Hallervorden
Anhalter (Springteufel)
Known for
Head Full of Honey
Robinson Crusoe
Arno Assmann
Autofahrer
Also in
Manure and Gillyflowers
Farmers, Politics and Bombs
Heinz Schirk
Karlhans Reuss
Axel Henschel
Hanna Seiffert
Also in
The Devils
Kiez
Derrick Sherwin
Bettina Lewertoff
Klaus Dieter Söder
Also in
Happy End oder Wie ein kleines Heilsarmeemädchen Chicagos größte Verbrecher in die Arme der Gesellschaft zurückführte
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Gero Erhardt
Manfred Boehm
Also in
Laufen, leiden, länger leben
The Ghost Train
Hans Weverinck
Heinz Schirk Director · Gero Erhardt Cinematographer Bettina Lewertoff Editor
First release March 1, 1974 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der Springteufel
Production
Telefilm Saar
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der Springteufel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 1, 1974
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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