The Criminal of the Century (1928)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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