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.
Credits
Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl Cast
Name |
Character |
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
She was 39, 72 years old when she died
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as Hella |
Änne Bruck
She was 37, 71 years old when she died
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Axel von Ambesser
He was 34, 78 years old when he died
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as Fridolin Biedermann |
Hubert von Meyerinck
He was 48, 74 years old when he died
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as Max Vieregg |
Gretl Schörg
She was 31, 91 years old when she died
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as Madame Marlen, Singer |
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
He was 51, 88 years old when he died
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as Standesbeamter |
Maria Litto
She was 25, 77 years old when she died
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Egon Brosig
He was 55, 71 years old when he died
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as Leiter der Registratur |
Paul Henckels
He was 59, 81 years old when he died
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as Dr. Heimlich |
Ruth Lommel
She was 26, 94 years old when she died
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as Elvira Sauer |
Wolfgang Dohnberg
He was 46, 60 years old when he died
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F. W. Schröder-Schrom
He was 65, 76 years old when he died
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as Konsul Weber |
Henry Lorenzen
He was 46, 62 years old when he died
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Aribert Wäscher
He was 49, 66 years old when he died
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as Polizeikommissär |
Else Ehser
She was 50, 73 years old when she died
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Walter Werner
He was 61, 72 years old when he died
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Leopold von Ledebur
He was 68, 79 years old when he died
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as Sauer sr. |
Luis Rainer
He was 59, 77 years old when he died
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Hadrian Maria Netto
He was 59, 63 years old when he died
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Karl-Heinz Peters
He was 42, 87 years old when he died
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Walter Bluhm
He was 37, 68 years old when he died
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Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl Crew
Name |
Department |
Herbert Trantow as Music. He was 41 (89) years old when He died
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Sound |
Josef Maria Frank as Writer. He was 49 (79) years old when He died
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Writing |
Eduard Hoesch as Cinematography. He was 55 (93) years old when He died
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Crew |
Wolfgang Staudte as Director. He was 38 (77) years old when He died
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Directing |
Wolfgang Staudte as Writer. He was 38 (77) years old when He died
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Writing |