A masked hero scales the walls of buildings and relieves burglars of the money or valuables they've stolen. He donates the stolen goods to charity and turns the criminals over to the authorities. An exotic dancer falls madly in love with this hero whose face she has never seen. But who is hiding behind the mask?
Costume
That mask-and-tux combo is giving major masquerade energy.
Practical Effects
Real wall-scaling stunts, no green screen nonsense.
Acting
Liselotte Pulver's wide-eyed obsession carries the whole thing.
Director
Kurt Hoffmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during West Germany's 'Economic Miracle,' the film's charitable thief played to fantasies of painless wealth redistribution.
Liselotte Pulver became Switzerland's biggest star; this role typecast her as the wide-eyed romantic for years.
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