I Was a Criminal
1941, English. Directed by Richard Oswald.
Aka Passport to Heaven. In Prussia shoemaker Voight needs a residence permit to get a job, but can only get a job if he already has a permit. He dons a captain's uniform to order a platoon of soldiers to Koepenick to take over the Town Hall to get his permit.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1941
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Albrecht Joseph, Ivan Goff
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I Was a Criminal runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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I Was a Criminal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1941. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked I Was a Criminal, try The One That Got Away, All Quiet on the Western Front, Hands of Stone.
Who directed I Was a Criminal?
I Was a Criminal (1941) was directed by Richard Oswald and stars Albert Bassermann, Mary Brian, Eric Blore.