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Adele Spitzeder
Adele Spitzeder

Adele Spitzeder

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

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Release Date

18 September 1972

Country

Germany

Cast

Ruth Drexel

Ruth Drexel

Adele Spitzeder

Ursula Strätz

Ursula Strätz

Emilie Stier

Rosemarie Fendel

Rosemarie Fendel

Frau Fleck

Joachim von Mengershausen

Joachim von Mengershausen

Graf von Mengershausen

Monica Bleibtreu

Monica Bleibtreu

Elfie

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Ludwig II.

Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Wirt

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Polizeipräsident

Gudrun Mebs

Gudrun Mebs

Erste Freundin

Lilith Ungerer

Lilith Ungerer

Zweite Freundin

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Rolf Schimpf

Rolf Schimpf

Michael Habeck

Michael Habeck

Henner Quest

Henner Quest

Joseph Saxinger

Joseph Saxinger

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