The Criminal of the Century

The Criminal of the Century (German: Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts) is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Gritta Ley, and Hans Albers. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil.

The Criminal of the Century
Directed by	Max Obal
Written by	Max Obal Hans Rameau Ludwig von Wohl (novel)
Produced by	Gabriel Levy
Starring	Luciano Albertini Gritta Ley Hans Albers
Cinematography	Edoardo Lamberti Hans Theyer
Music by	Felix Bartsch
Production company	Aafa-Film
Distributed by	Aafa-Film
Release date	19 January 1928 (1928-01-19)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Cast

• Luciano Albertini as Gino Gadari
• Gritta Ley as Liane Serano
• Hans Albers as Aristide Trasymopolus
• Vivian Gibson as Fiametta de Guarino, eine Tänzerin
• Hans Mierendorff as Alberto Dorna, ein Bankier
• Lydia Potechina as Angelica Dorna, Albertos Frau
• Fritz Greiner as Kapitän Tawil
• Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Tito Spinelli

Bibliography

• Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.

External links

• The Criminal of the Century at IMDb