Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners (1972)

Europe around 1900: Georges Manolescu is an elegant, handsome, and self-assured con artist. He takes particular pride in being called the “King of Thieves.” Using a wide variety of tricks—sometimes as a marriage swindler, sometimes as an impostor or hotel thief—this charmer manages to swindle 35 million marks. Only the finest society and the most glamorous locations are good enough for Manolescu: Baden-Baden, Nice, Monte Carlo, and, of course, Paris. He shows up there in various disguises and relieves the rich and beautiful of their fortunes. Nothing and no one is safe from the nimble-fingered master thief.
- First aired
- 1972-06-09
- Genres
- Drama
- Seasons
- 1 (2 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Directed / written by
- Hans Quest
Cast
- Michael Heltau as young Manolescu
- Hans Söhnker as old Manolescu
- Günter Strack as Mr. Miller
- Walter Richter as Graf Poliakoff
- Hans Jürgen Diedrich as Gefängniswärter Wilhelm
- Anaid Iplicjian as Yvonne
- Maria Sebaldt as Ida
- Diana Körner as Felicitas
- Anita Lochner as Grace
- Dieter Borsche as Verkäufer im Juweliergeschäft
- Karl Lieffen as Untersuchungsrichter
- Franz Schafheitlin as Gefängnisarzt