Nick Knatterton's Adventure (German: Nick Knattertons Abenteuer - Der Raub der Gloria Nylon) is a 1959 West German comedy crime film directed by Hans Quest and starring Karl Lieffen, Susanne Cramer and Maria Sebaldt.[1] It is based on a comic strip portraying the private detective Nick Knatterton.
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| Directed by | Hans Quest |
| Written by | Werner P. Zibaso |
| Based on | Nick Knatterton by Manfred Schmidt |
| Produced by | Erwin Gitt |
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| Cinematography | Heinz Hölscher |
| Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann |
| Music by | Willy Mattes |
Production company | Deutsche Film Hansa |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Location shooting took place around Kassel in Hesse.
Synopsis edit
When Gloria Nylon, the daughter of a famous fabric manufacturing tycoon, is kidnapped the press demand that the celebrated detective Nick Knatterton is called in for the case.
Cast edit
- Karl Lieffen as Nick Knatterton
- Susanne Cramer as Gloria Nylon
- Maria Sebaldt as Virginia Peng
- Gert Fröbe as Hugo
- Günter Pfitzmann as Max
- Hans von Borsody as Eddie
- Stanislav Ledinek as Gustav
- Wolfgang Wahl as Tresor-Otto
- Gert Wiedenhofen as Bobby Schnieke
- Martin Hirthe as Lucius Xaver Nylon
- Herta Konrad as Trudchen Taste
- Werner Fuetterer as Redakteur
- Wolfgang Müller as Graf Rieselkalk
- Wolfgang Neuss as Diener bei Graf Rieselkalk
References edit
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.135
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links edit
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