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I Was a Criminal

19411h 11mRichard Oswald

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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.

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GermanyMilitaryShoemaker

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What is I Was a Criminal (1941) about?

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.

Who stars in I Was a Criminal?

I Was a Criminal stars Albert Bassermann (Wilhelm Voight, a Shoemaker), Mary Brian (Frau Obermueller, the Mayor's Wife), Eric Blore (Obermueller, the Mayor), Herman Bing (Kilian, City Hall Guard), Elsa Bassermann (Mrs. Marie Hoprecht). The film was directed by Richard Oswald.

How long is I Was a Criminal?

I Was a Criminal has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1941.

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