The Robber Hotzenplotz
Seen it?2006 | 94 min | Comedy, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 who loves a world with magic in it and anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone). Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them. A good follow-up to The Rescuers or Mary Poppins Returns. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Somewhere in the Bavarian province the robber Hotzenplotz is up to mischief. One day he robs Kasperl's grandmother's coffee grinder. Since the goofy sergeant Dimpfelmoser sees little hope of finding the robber, Kasperl and his best friend Seppel decide to track down the robber themselves. With a ruse, they manage to find the robber's cave, but are then caught by Hotzenplotz, who sells Kasperl to the magician Zwackelmann.
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gernot Roll
- Armin RohdeRäuber Hotzenplotz
- Piet KlockeDimpfelmoser
- Martin StührkKasperl
- Manuel SteitzSeppel
- Rufus BeckPetrosilius Zwackelmann
- Katharina ThalbachPortiunkula Schlotterbeck
- Christiane HörbigerGrandmother
- Barbara SchönebergerAmaryllis
- Armin MaiwaldFotograf
- Paul MaarAssistent des Fotografen