Closed for Wealth (1968)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Closed for wealth |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hans Hutter |
| script |
Wolf Citron , Hans Wolf Rentzow |
| production | Wolf Citron production |
| music | Heinz Funk |
| camera |
Herbert Irek , Rainer Schäffer |
| cut |
Ingrid Wacker , Heidi Ramlow |
| occupation | |
| |
A German comedy by Hans Hutter from 1968 is closed because of wealth . It is based on the life story of the first major German lottery winner, Walter Knoblauch.
action
The unemployed peddler Walter Knoblauch wins the main prize in the lottery in 1956. He spends the profit with full hands: He marries his fiancée Elisabeth, buys cars, furs and a restaurant. He falls in love with the barmaid Rita. At some point, however, the money runs out.
background
The producer and scriptwriter Wolf Citron bought the rights to the life story of the meanwhile impoverished Walter Knoblauch for 3,100 marks.
reception
"This debut film follows the doings and omissions of the spendthrift in a conventional narrative style, with poetic embellishments and emphatic serenity."
Web links
- Because wealth closed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Closed due to wealth at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingo Hashagen: Lottery win completely celebrated. NWZ online, accessed on August 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Closed due to wealth in the Lexicon of International Films