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Nick Knatterton’s Adventure (1959)

Nick Knatterton’s Adventure poster
Original title
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
Directed by
Hans Quest
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A private detective takes on a case involving a missing woman. The film is a comedic take on crime stories, drawn from a comic strip.

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What happens

Nick Knatterton's Adventure (German: Nick Knattertons Abenteuer - Der Raub der Gloria Nylon) is a 1959 West German comedy crime film directed by Hans Quest and starring Karl Lieffen, Susanne Cramer and Maria Sebaldt. It is based on a comic strip portraying the private detective Nick Knatterton. It was made at the Göttingen Studios with location shooting took place around Kassel in Hesse.The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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