Einmal Dieb, immer Dieb

May 24, 2007

1h 28m

★ 5.0

Overview

Jean Berlinger is a gentleman and master thief. With playful ease he breaks into well-secured museums and steals their most valuable exhibits. The police are always in the wrong. With the money he receives for the precious loot, he supports retirement homes and homeless shelters. In preparation for his next coup, Berlinger meets the beautiful educator Julia. She runs a kindergarten next to the Egyptian Museum, from which Berlinger wants to steal the world-famous Nefertiti.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Production Companies

ARD

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Cast

Jean Berlinger

Sascha Hehn

Julia Weber

Christina Plate

Kommissar Leibnitz

Walter Kreye

Der Franzose

Robert Lohr

Teresa

Helene Grass

Mutter Berlinger

Helga Göring

Goller

Kristian Nekrasov

Museumsdirektorin

Barbara Schnitzler

Polizeibeamter Schelling

Michael Pink

Luisa

Chantal Landgraf

Fine

Bali-Nijan Meewes

Samuel

Julius Lennert

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