Kriminaltango (1960)
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Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach, Peter Carsten, Rudolf Vogel, Günther Lüders, Margarete Haagen, Susi Nicoletti, Fritz Muliar, Rolf Olsen, Frauke Sinjen, Sylvia Lydi, Sieglinde Thomas, Carl W. Fernbach, Raoul Retzer, Emanuel Schmied, Boy Gobert
A bankrupt homeowner breaks into his own house and is mistaken for a fellow crook by the burglars inside.
The story
Peter, a young homeowner who has gone bankrupt, plans to sell his house and move to the countryside to live with his Aunt Agathe. While he is away, his friend Albert and Albert’s niece Inge are meant to watch over the property. But three crooks—Boxer Franz, Pickpocket August and Thief Maxe—have already moved in. Peter breaks into his own home and runs into the burglars, who mistake him for a fellow criminal. They expect him to act as the homeowner while they plan to take the sale proceeds for themselves.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Peter, a young homeowner who has gone bankrupt, wants to sell his house and move to the countryside to live with his Aunt Agathe. In the meantime, his friend Albert and Albert’s niece Inge are supposed to keep watch over the house. When Peter learns that three crooks—Boxer Franz, Pickpocket August, and Thief Maxe—have already moved in, he breaks into his own house, where he encounters the three burglars, who take him for a “colleague in the trade.” The crooks expect him to play the homeowner and intend to pocket the proceeds themselves.
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