Bumerang
Seen it?1960 | 92 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
The paths of three men cross for a short time in post-war Berlin. Robert and Willy are unattached and unemployed, Georg has joined them from Hamburg, he has a family and occasionally does something crooked. That's what the three of them are up to together: A safe is to be cracked, the plan comes from Robert. Then Else shows up, a former girlfriend of Robert's who now lives with his buddy Willy. She is interested in Robert again, but he turns her down. Blind with jealousy, Willy nevertheless feels betrayed and rats out their joint scheme to the police. As they stand in front of the strongbox, they are surrounded by police officers. One of them, Inspector Stern, suddenly recognizes in Robert the man who saved his life during the war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 710 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Weidenmann
- Hardy KrügerRobert Wegner
- Martin HeldInspector Stern
- Mario AdorfGeorg Kugler
- Horst FrankWilly Schneider
- Ingrid van BergenElse
- Peer SchmidtConstable Meyer
- Ernst WaldowBremer
- Cordula TrantowHelga, genannt 'Schmetterling'
- Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
- Manfred Meurer