The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
1959, German. Directed by Ladislao Vajda.
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who teaches piano. Increasingly infuriated, he discovers accidentally one evening that he has the ability to go through walls. With this power, he decides to settle the scores, firstly with his boss who downgraded him.
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- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Ladislao VajdaDirector
- Heinz RühmannHerr Buchsbaum
- Rudolf VogelFuchs - Der Kriecher
- Hubert von MeyerinckPickler - Der Bürochef
- Peter VogelHirschfeld - der Intrigant
- Nicole CourcelYvonne Steiner - eine Französin
- Elfie PertramerFrau Stiegler - die Wirtin
- Lina CarstensFrau Höppke - eine alte Frau
- Karl LieffenHerr Hintz - der Dandy
- Ernst Fritz FürbringerArzt
- Hans LeibeltHoltzheimer - der freundliche Bürochef
- Fritz EckhardtGefängnisdirektor
- Karl Michael VoglerJunger eleganter Herr
Details
- Released
- 14 October 1959
- Original title
- Ein Mann geht durch die Wand
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hans Jacoby, István Békeffy, Marcel Aymé
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Who directed The Man Who Walked Through the Wall?
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) was directed by Ladislao Vajda and stars Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Vogel, Hubert von Meyerinck.