1958 film
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions German Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
Directed by Wolfgang Becker Written by Produced by Starring Cinematography Edited by Wolfgang Flaum Music by Hans-Martin Majewski Production
Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
Distributed by UFA Release date
16 October 1958 (1958-10-16 ) Running time
110 minutes Country West Germany Language German
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions German : Peter Voss, der Millionendieb comedy crime film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring O. W. Fischer , Ingrid Andree and Margit Saad .[ 1] Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Ewald Gerhard Seeliger , which had been previously adapted into three films.[ 2] Peter Voss, Hero of the Day
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich . Location shooting took place at a variety of settings including Lisbon , Rio de Janeiro , Mexico City , Tokyo , Hong Kong , Barcelona , Genoa and Marseille . The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach , Hans Kuhnert and Karl Schneider . Originally Eddie Constantine had been intended to play the title role, but at the last minute his unavailability led to the casting of Fischer in his place.
Plot
The titular character, who is in debt, tries to pay it off by winning the lottery, but is unable to produce the winning ticket. But all the people in his city, including the city's criminal underbelly and his creditors, are also after the ticket.
Cast
References
^ Popa p.202
^ Goble p.415
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film . Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Popa, Dorin. O.W. Fischer: seine Filme, sein Leben . Wilhelm Heyne, 1989.
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