| Knall and Fall as Imposters | |
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| German | Knall und Fall als Hochstapler | 
| Directed by | Ulrich Bettac Hubert Marischka  | 
| Written by | Walter Forster Jo Hanns Rösler  | 
| Produced by | Alfred Stöger | 
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter Tuch | 
| Edited by | Hermine Diethelm | 
| Music by | Hans Lang | 
Production companies  | Arena-Film Wiener Mundus-Film  | 
| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 84 minutes | 
| Countries | Austria West 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.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Hans Richter as Knall
 - Rudolf Carl as Fall
 - Curd Jürgens as John Vandergold
 - Friedl Czepa as Direktorium des Sanatoriums
 - Waltraut Haas as Bettina Brandtner
 - Ilka Windish as Irene Dahlen
 - Ulrich Bettac as Regisseur
 - Viktor Braun
 - Heinz Conrads as Scheich
 - Peter Gerhard
 - Fritz Imhoff as Portier
 - Franz Marischka as Aufnahmeleiter
 - Hans Olden as Bankvorsteher
 - Peter W. Staub as Studienrat Hegetschweiler
 - Hermann Laforet as Produzent
 - Ady Berber as Bademeister
 - Johannes Roth as Sambu, Diener
 
References
- ↑ von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.
 
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