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The Criminal of the Century (1928)

The Criminal of the Century poster
Original title
Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts
Directed by
Max Obal
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cunning criminal pulls off a series of clever heists in 1920s Berlin. A detective tries to catch him before he can get away with his biggest crime yet.

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What happens

The Criminal of the Century (German: Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts) is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Gritta Ley, and Hans Albers. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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