The Eddie Chapman Story
1971 West German television film
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The Eddie Chapman Story (German: Kein Geldschrank geht von selber auf - Die Eddie-Chapman-Story) is a 1971 West German television comedy thriller film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Peter Vogel, Anita Höfer and Joseph Offenbach.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans-Ulrich Thormann. It was first broadcast on ZDF on 17 September 1971.[3] It is inspired by the career of the English safecracker Eddie Chapman who in the Second World War was recruited as a spy by Nazi Germany, while working as a double agent for British intelligence.
Written byStefan Gommermann
Directed byWolfgang Becker
StarringPeter Vogel
Anita Höfer
Joseph Offenbach
Anita Höfer
Joseph Offenbach
Country of originWest Germany
| The Eddie Chapman Story | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Stefan Gommermann |
| Directed by | Wolfgang Becker |
| Starring | Peter Vogel Anita Höfer Joseph Offenbach |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ingeborg Janiczek |
| Cinematography | Richard Schüler |
| Editor | Ursula Mai |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Production company | ZDF |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 17 September 1971 |
Cast
- Peter Vogel as Eddie Chapman
- Anita Höfer as Betty Chapman
- Joseph Offenbach as Freddy Hill
- Friedrich Joloff as Oberst von Grunen
- Charlie Rinn as Jackson
- Manfred Reddemann as Schneider
- Axel Klingenberg as Wolff
- Elma Karlowa as Liz
- Günter Lüdke as Andy
- Eva Gelb as Daisy
- Rainer Basedow as Fatty
- Günther Jerschke as Mr. J.
- Hanns Ernst Jäger as Gefängnisdirektor
- Charles Regnier as Superintendent
- Ulrich Matschoss as Inspektor
- Peter Kuiper as Obersturmbannführer
- Marga Maasberg as Alte Portugiesin
- Hans Paetsch as Botschraftsrat
- Franz-Otto Krüger as Rechtsanwalt
- Wolfram Schaerf as Britischer Major
See also
- Triple Cross, a 1966 British film based on the same subject