Knall and Fall as Imposters (original) (raw)

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1952 Austrian film

Knall and Fall as Imposters
German film poster
German Knall und Fall als Hochstapler
Directed by Ulrich BettacHubert Marischka
Written by Walter ForsterJo Hanns Rösler
Produced by Alfred Stöger
Starring Hans RichterRudolf CarlCurd Jürgens
Cinematography Walter Tuch
Edited by Hermine Diethelm
Music by Hans Lang
Productioncompanies Arena-FilmWiener Mundus-Film
Distributed by Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date 21 November 1952 (1952-11-21)
Running time 84 minutes
Countries AustriaWest 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.[1] 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.

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.

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