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During his trip to the city, a naïve man from the countryside falls victim to a thief who steals his wallet. Since all his personal documents were in it, he not only looses his money but also his identity. The thief turns out to be a cunning con man, who uses the papers for his criminal schemes. Soon enough, a warrant is issued, and eventually both men – the thief and the innocent guy – are arrested. But since all the red tape of the government causes even more confusion, the odyssey of the victim searching for his lost identity has just started.Read moreLess
During his trip to the city, a naïve man from the countryside falls victim to a thief who steals his wallet. Since all his personal documents were in it, he not only looses his money but also his identity. The thief turns out to be a cunning con man, who uses the papers for his criminal schemes. Soon enough, a warrant is issued, and eventually both men – the thief and the innocent guy – are arrested. But since all the red tape of the government causes even more confusion, the odyssey of the victim searching for his lost identity has just started.
The story
During his trip to the city, a naïve man from the countryside falls victim to a thief who steals his wallet. Since all his personal documents were in it, he not only looses his money but also his identity. The thief turns out to be a cunning con man, who uses the papers for his criminal schemes. Soon enough, a warrant is issued, and eventually both men – the thief and the innocent guy – are arrested. But since all the red tape of the government causes even more confusion, the odyssey of the victim searching for his lost identity has just started.
Cast & crew
Axel von AmbesserFridolin Biedermann
Gretl SchörgMadame Marlen, Singer
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Aribert WäscherPolizeikommissär
Hans Hermann SchaufußStandesbeamter
Hubert von MeyerinckMax Vieregg
F. W. Schröder-SchromKonsul Weber
Leopold von LedeburSauer sr.Explore the crew
- Director
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Director of Photography
- Eduard Hoesch
- Writer
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer
- Josef Maria Frank
- Editor
- Johanna Rosinski
- Producer
- Bernhard F. Schmidt