Der Springteufel (1974)
54m
Running Time
March 1, 1974Release Date
Plot.
A hitchhiker, carrying a suitcase full of toys, is given a ride by a wealthy businessman in his 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible. The two first talk about the businessman's life and the hitchhiker's hobby of collecting toys. Then everything gets out of hand.
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Cast & Crew.
Arno Assmann
Autofahrer
Dieter Hallervorden
Anhalter (Springteufel)
Hanna Seiffert
Actress
Klaus Dieter Söder
Actor
Heinz Schirk
Director
Karlhans Reuss
Writer
Axel Henschel
Camera Operator
Derrick Sherwin
Writer
Gero Erhardt
Cinematographer
Bettina Lewertoff
Editor
Friedhelm Boehm
ProductionDesigner
Peter Wohlers
Producer
Manfred Boehm
Hans Weverinck
Hans Diener
Media.
Details.
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Der Springteufel is a 1974 West German TV movie starring Dieter Hallervorden and Arno Assmann, directed by Heinz Schirk. It is a remake of the British television play Yob and Nabob (1965, in the anthology series Theatre 625), written by Derrick Sherwin, an English television writer best known for his work in Doctor Who. It is a psychological thriller about a hitchhiker to Frankfurt who takes the man who gives him a lift hostage and plays mind games with him. It was released on DVD in 2006.