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Ein Mann geht durch die Wand

  • 1959
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
370
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Heinz Rühmann in Ein Mann geht durch die Wand (1959)
GermanComedyFantasyRomance

Story of a man who out of frustration discovers that he has the ability to walk through walls.Story of a man who out of frustration discovers that he has the ability to walk through walls.Story of a man who out of frustration discovers that he has the ability to walk through walls.

  • Director
    • Ladislao Vajda
  • Writers
    • István Békeffy
    • Hans Jacoby
    • Marcel Aymé
  • Stars
    • Heinz Rühmann
    • Nicole Courcel
    • Rudolf Vogel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    370
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ladislao Vajda
    • Writers
      • István Békeffy
      • Hans Jacoby
      • Marcel Aymé
    • Stars
      • Heinz Rühmann
      • Nicole Courcel
      • Rudolf Vogel
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast29

    Heinz Rühmann
    Heinz Rühmann
    • Herr Buchsbaum
    Nicole Courcel
    Nicole Courcel
    • Yvonne Steiner - eine Französin
    Rudolf Vogel
    Rudolf Vogel
    • Fuchs - der Kriecher
    Hubert von Meyerinck
    Hubert von Meyerinck
    • Pickler - der Bürochef
    Peter Vogel
    • Hirschfeld - der Intrigant
    Elfie Pertramer
    Elfie Pertramer
    • Frau Stiegler - die Wirtin
    Lina Carstens
    Lina Carstens
    • Frau Höppke - eine alte Frau
    Anita von Ow
    • Tochter Marianne Steiner
    Karl Lieffen
    • Herr Hintz - der Dandy
    Rudolf Rhomberg
    • Der Maler
    Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
    Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
    • Arzt
    • (as E.F. Fürbringer)
    Fritz Eckhardt
    • Gefängnisdirektor
    Hans Leibelt
    Hans Leibelt
    • Holtzheimer - der freundliche Bürochef
    Henry Vahl
    Henry Vahl
    • Professor - ehemal. Lehrer von Buchsbaum
    Max Haufler
    • Herr Katz - der Gescheite
    Michael Burk
    • Kropatschek - der Pessimist
    Günter Gräwert
    • Hendel - der Lustige
    Max Wittmann
    • Director
      • Ladislao Vajda
    • Writers
      • István Békeffy
      • Hans Jacoby
      • Marcel Aymé
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews2

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The house in which Fuchsbaum is living in is located on Thierschstraße 41 in Munich. In this house Adolf Hitler was listed as a tenant from 1920-29.
    • Goofs
      When the caretaker rings to replace the fuse, the doorbell is working although the fuse is blown.
    • Quotes
      • Herr Buchsbaum: Basically I am a happy person. State official third class in the ministery of finance. It may sound like nothing but if you think that there are 7 classes, that there are only two classes above me and four below me. My department is the most important one, the tax warning office. Such a tax declaration, the whole life is lying there, one naked man. His input, his output, his lies. This morning my boss has read a letter that I created, a Mahnbrief: "Dear Sir, may we take the liberty to put your sincere attention on the fact that you, surely mistakenly, forgot to send us the back installment of 174 marks plus a small warning charge of 1,50 to our account. Yours faithfully". My boss likes me. I am popular with my colleagues, everybody congratulated me. And my home, you know my flat. It's not a luxury appartment but it is a nice, cosy flat and most importantly, it is quiet. What is more important that quiet. And in the evening I look at my stamp collection, Stamps from far countries. It is like if you would make a world trip. And a small walk to you, my friend, from time to time. We talk, we give our tongues. What else does a man need?
    • Connections
      Referenced in Pestilent City (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Gschichten aus dem Wiener Wald
      (uncredited)

      written by Johann Strauss

      (played when Fuchsbaum is looking at his stamps from Austria)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
    • Filming locations
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(outdoor location)
    • Production company
      • Kurt Ulrich Film GmbH
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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