Crime ·Family · Germany · 1962 · 1h 25m

The Hunt for the Boot

Die Jagd nach dem Stiefel

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Director
Konrad Petzold
Cast
Günter Naumann as Kurt Büttner Gerry Wolff as Schuster Friedberg Raimund Schelcher as Julius Gemse Paul Berndt as Hans Müller Peter Kiwitt as Kommissar Huschke Siegfried Kilian as Schutzmann Krüger
Crew
Ilse Peters — Editor Hans-Albert Pederzani — Writer Konrad Petzold — Writer Max Zimmering — Novel
Synopsis

Germany 1932, constant fights between Communists and Nazis tear the country apart. When a Communist is found dead, the police accuses another Communist being his murderer. But the Communist youth group follows another trail - the murderer left a characteristic boot print at the scene of the crime.

Key Collaborators
Konrad Petzold Director Ilse Peters Editor Hans-Albert Pederzani Writer Konrad Petzold Writer Max Zimmering Novel
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