Adele Spitzeder

Sep 18, 1972

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

The true story of Adele Spitzeder, who started her own private bank in 1870s Bavaria by promising everyone that gave her money high interest rates. Initially dubbed the "Angel of the poor", she was arrested for fraud after the whole scheme collapsed.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmverlag der Autoren

WDR

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Cast

Adele Spitzeder

Ruth Drexel

Emilie Stier

Ursula Strätz

Frau Fleck

Rosemarie Fendel

Graf von Mengershausen

Joachim von Mengershausen

Elfie

Monica Bleibtreu

Ludwig II.

Harry Baer

Wirt

Peter Kern

Polizeipräsident

Rudolf Lenz

Erste Freundin

Gudrun Mebs

Zweite Freundin

Lilith Ungerer

Ingrid Caven

Günther Kaufmann

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