I Was a Criminal

January. 01,1945      
Rating:
8.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Albert Bassermann as  Wilhelm Voight, a Shoemaker
Mary Brian as  Frau Obermueller, the Mayor's Wife
Eric Blore as  Obermueller, the Mayor
Herman Bing as  Kilian, City Hall Guard
Elsa Bassermann as  Mrs. Marie Hoprecht

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Reviews

Intcatinfo
1945/01/01

A Masterpiece!

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Lollivan
1945/01/02

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Verity Robins
1945/01/03

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Philippa
1945/01/04

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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