King of the Centre Forwards
Der König der Mittelstürmer
Synopsis
König der Mittelstürmer / King of the Centre Forwards refers with the name of its hero to the German soccer legend of the twenties: Tull Harder, star of the Hamburger Sport Verein (HSV). But the story itself is completely fictitious: The son of a trade company's director falls in love with the daughter of a big American oil magnat. But she suspects him to be only interested in her money. So she buys his father's company to take revenge on him. The son's true love is soccer, and from the very first moment the soccer fever is present throughout the film. It starts with pictures of a soccer game and even an apple or a crumpled up paper must serve as substitute for a ball. Whereas Die elf Teufel promotes soccer as "the sport of the century", König der Mittelstürmer shows the hero's father who still has to be convinced from its importance. He hates soccer and blames everybody to be "soccer crazy".
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fritz Freisler
- Screenplay & Story
- Kurt Lauermann, Hugo Huxhol
- Original Title
- Der König der Mittelstürmer
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Studios
- Olympia-Film GmbH
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fritz Freisler
Kurt Lauermann, Hugo Huxhol
Günther Krampf, Artur von Schwertführer
Department Leadership Roster
Günther Krampf
Director of Photography
Artur von Schwertführer
Director of Photography
Franz Seemann
Production Design
Fritz Freisler
Director
Kurt Lauermann
Writer
Hugo Huxhol
Writer
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What is King of the Centre Forwards about?
König der Mittelstürmer / King of the Centre Forwards refers with the name of its hero to the German soccer legend of the twenties: Tull Harder, star of the Hamburger Sport Verein (HSV). But the story itself is completely fictitious: The son of a trade company's director falls in love with the daughter of a big American oil magnat. But she suspects him to be only interested in her money. So she buys his father's company to take revenge on him. The son's true love is soccer, and from the very first moment the soccer fever is present throughout the film. It starts with pictures of a soccer game and even an apple or a crumpled up paper must serve as substitute for a ball. Whereas Die elf Teufel promotes soccer as "the sport of the century", König der Mittelstürmer shows the hero's father who still has to be convinced from its importance. He hates soccer and blames everybody to be "soccer crazy".
Who directed King of the Centre Forwards?
King of the Centre Forwards was directed by Fritz Freisler.
Who stars in King of the Centre Forwards?
The principal cast of King of the Centre Forwards includes Paul Richter, Fritz Alberti, Colette Brettel, Aud Egede-Nissen, Rudolf Lettinger.
When was King of the Centre Forwards released and how long is it?
King of the Centre Forwards was released in 1927 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.