Karpfs Karriere

1971 1h 6m DE

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

CrimeComedy

Synopsis

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What to do if you are stuck as a police officer in a boring small town, no decent crimes happen and you should actually make the big career at the instigation of your wife? In this lamentable situation is Heinrich Karpf. An unfine plan is supposed to bring about the change: where there is no spectacular case, one must be faked...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Martin Benrath
Heinrich Karpf
Agnes Fink
Irma Karpf
Jochen Sostmann
Margit Weinert
Alexander May
Johannes Buzalski
Heinz Badewitz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bernhard Wicki
Writers: Günter Kunert
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bernhard Wicki, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eva Maria Tittes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Martin Benrath and Agnes Fink and Jochen Sostmann carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0404171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bernhard Wicki directs. Sven Nykvist behind the camera. Eva Maria Tittes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Bernhard Wicki, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Eva Maria Tittes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Martin Benrath and Agnes Fink and Jochen Sostmann carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0404171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.