King of the Centre Forwards (Der König der Mittelstürmer) 96 years old

König der Mittelstürmer / King of the Centre Forwards refers with the name of its hero to the German soccer legend of the twenties: Tull Harder, star of the Hamburger Sport Verein (HSV). But the story itself is completely fictitious: The son of a trade company's director falls in love with the daughter of a big American oil magnat. But she suspects him to be only interested in her money. So she buys his father's company to take revenge on him. The son's true love is soccer, and from the very first moment the soccer fever is present throughout the film. It starts with pictures of a soccer game and even an apple or a crumpled up paper must serve as substitute for a ball. Whereas Die elf Teufel promotes soccer as "the sport of the century", König der Mittelstürmer shows the hero's father who still has to be convinced from its importance. He hates soccer and blames everybody to be "soccer crazy".

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King of the Centre Forwards Cast

Name Character
Paul Richter He was 32, 66 years old when he died as Tull Harper - ein Fussballspieler
Aud Egede Nissen She was 34, 81 years old when she died as Miss Mabel Douglas
Fritz Alberti He was 50, 76 years old when he died as Konsul Harper - Tulls Vater
Colette Brettel She was 25, 70 years old when she died as Margit Harper - seine Tochter
Rudolf Lettinger He was 62, 72 years old when he died as Jakob Meeling
Carl Walther Meyer He was 29, 50 years old when he died as Claus Meeling, sein Sohn

King of the Centre Forwards Crew

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King of the Centre Forwards (96 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 24, 1927
  • Runtime: 95 minutes