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You Don't Shoot at Angels (1960)

You Don't Shoot at Angels poster
Original title
Auf Engel schießt man nicht
Directed by
Rolf Thiele
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
12
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A West German comedy crime film from 1960. It follows characters involved in a lighthearted criminal scheme set in Naples and Munich.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezyamusingretrocaper-like

What happens

You Don't Shoot at Angels (German: Auf Engel schießt man nicht) is a 1960 West German comedy crime film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hannes Messemer and Gustav Knuth. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Robert Stratil. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Naples. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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