Hochmut kommt vor dem Knall
1960, German. Directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen.
Under political pressure, a West German radio station stages a radio play about a Russian invasion of West Germany. A handsome fee convinced the unemployed Anton Wiesel to take on the direction. At the same time, the driver Harry Kyritz received an inheritance: a decrepit barge with which he intends to become an entrepreneur. His acquaintance with Madeleine Müller, the daughter of a coal wholesaler, comes at just the right time. But so does Mr. Müller, because he is broke. So he throws a big party to sell his daughter as his last profitable asset. Harry has a good chance when the radio plays a radio play about a Russian robbery. The guests take it as a factual report and flee to the cellar. Harry reveals his true financial situation, but Müller accepts him anyway - as a model worker for the Russians. But when the mistake is revealed, Harry is out of the running in favor of a wealthier son-in-law.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Kurt Jung-AlsenDirector
- Horst DrindaHarry Kyritz
- Rolf LudwigAnton Wiesel
- Johannes ArpeOskar Müller
- Peter HerdenHans-Joachim Fechtner
- Horst SchulzeUwe Angler
- Christine LaszarAmy Taylor
- Helga GöringSylvia Lehmann
- Lisa MacheinerMelanie Müller
- Steffi FreundMadeleine Müller
- Peter KiwittFriedrich Sägemehl
- Gerd BiewerHattenheim
- Norbert ChristianDr. Starke
Details
- Released
- 30 June 1960
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Jung-Alsen, Hans Lucke
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Hochmut kommt vor dem Knall isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 June 1960. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Hochmut kommt vor dem Knall (1960) was directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen and stars Horst Drinda, Rolf Ludwig, Johannes Arpe.