Beyond Control (German: Sommersprossen) is a 1968 Italian-West-German crime film directed by Helmut Förnbacher and starring William Berger, Förnbacher, Helga Anders and Giorgia Moll.Eppenberger & Stapfer p.91 It also featured the Nazi era film star Willy Birgel in one of two films he appeared in tied to the New German Cinema. Reimer & Reimer p.57 Location shooting took place around Basel and Muttenz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy Sheppard.https://www.filmportal.de/film/sommersprossen_d0dae6c3ab10475f8b4365ba142f9b9d
Synopsis In 1934 a pair of German bank robbers escape over the border into Switzerland where they go on commit a series of Bonnie and Clyde style raids and meet up with a couple of local woman who admire their glamorous lifestyle.
Cast William Berger as Velte Helmut Förnbacher as Sandweg Helga Anders as Monika Giorgia Moll as Brigitte Willy Birgel as Public Prosecutor Benno Hoffmann as Rich man Grit Boettcher as Christine Harald Dietl as Supervisor
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Bibliography Eppenberger, Beni & Stapfer, Daniel. Mädchen, Machos und Moneten: die unglaubliche Geschichte des Schweizer Kinounternehmers Erwin C. Dietrich. Verlag Scharfe Stiefel, 2006. Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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