The Man Who Walked Through the Wall () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda, starring Heinz Rühmann and Nicole Courcel. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novella The Man Who Walked Through Walls by Marcel Aymé. It tells the story of a man who out of frustration discovers that he has the ability to walk through walls.

Cast

Heinz Rühmann as Herr Buchsbaum

Nicole Courcel as Yvonne Steiner

Rudolf Rhomberg as Painter

Rudolf Vogel as Fuchs

Peter Vogel as Hirschfeld

Hubert von Meyerinck as Pickler

Hans Leibelt as Holtzheimer

Release

The film premiered in Germany on 14 October 1959. It was released in the United States on 16 October 1964.

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See also

Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)

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References

External links

1959 films

1950s fantasy comedy films

German fantasy comedy films

West German films

1950s German-language films

Films based on short fiction

Films based on works by Marcel Aymé

Films directed by Ladislao Vajda

Remakes of French films

Supernatural comedy films

1959 comedy films

Films shot at Bavaria Studios

1950s German films

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