The Impostor
1944, German. Directed by Karl Anton.
Thea can't pay her bill, so the hotel manager forces her to impersonate a countess to draw business to the hotel. Then Thea and lawyer Michael meet and fall in love but he insists he could marry only a strictly law-abiding woman.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Karl AntonDirector
- Sybille SchmitzThea Varèn
- Karl Ludwig DiehlMichael Jürgens
- Will DohmDirektor Bendag
- Rudolf SchündlerJunger Mann
- Angelo FerrariBerufsspieler
- Norbert RohringerKurt
- Elsa WagnerGräfin Anastasia
- Fritz WagnerDieter Brenken
- Erich FiedlerEtagenkellner
- Frank PfeifferEmpfangschef
- Hans StiebnerWiezell
- Rello MarloJunge Frau
Details
- Released
- 7 January 1944
- Original title
- Die Hochstaplerin
- Country
- Germany
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The Impostor runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Which OTT platform is The Impostor on?
The Impostor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 1944. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Impostor?
If you liked The Impostor, try My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me, Babes, The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch.
Who directed The Impostor?
The Impostor (1944) was directed by Karl Anton and stars Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Will Dohm.