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Clothes Make the Man (1940)

Original title: Kleider machen Leute

1940-09-16 · 1h 40m · DE
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The daydreaming tailor Wenzel is fired from his job, because the fancy frock he was supposed to cut for the mayor, he instead made for himself. He is allowed, however, to take the frock, which he appropriated for himself and he puts it on as he leaves the shop. A puppeteer picks him up in his coach and addresses Wenzel as "Count". So is he received in Goldach, where people think he is Count Stroganoff, the ambassador to the Czar of Russia.

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Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannSchneidergeselle WenzelHertha FeilerHertha FeilerNettchenFritz OdemarFritz OdemarGraf StroganoffHilde SessakHilde SessakFräulein von SerafinRudolf SchündlerRudolf SchündlerSchneider Melcher BöhniErich PontoErich PontoPuppenspieler ChristoffelAribert WäscherAribert WäscherHändler NievergeltHans SternbergHans SternbergAmtsrat und Tuchherr KüchlinHans StiebnerHans StiebnerGastwirt der 'Waage' in GoldachErwin HoffmannErwin HoffmannLeopold von LedeburLeopold von LedeburFranz WeberFranz Weber

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference324892Actor preference308783 · 476678 · 466138Country preferenceDeDecade preference1940

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Frequently asked questions about Clothes Make the Man

What is Clothes Make the Man about?

The daydreaming tailor Wenzel is fired from his job, because the fancy frock he was supposed to cut for the mayor, he instead made for himself. He is allowed, however, to take the frock, which he appropriated for himself and he puts it on as he leaves the shop. A puppeteer picks him up in his coach and addresses Wenzel as "Count". So is he received in Goldach, where people think he is Count Stroganoff, the ambassador to the Czar of Russia.

How long is Clothes Make the Man?

Clothes Make the Man has a runtime of 100 minutes.