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".
Credits
King of the Centre Forwards Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Paul Richter
He was 32, 66 years old when he died
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as Tull Harper - ein Fussballspieler |
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Aud Egede Nissen
She was 34, 81 years old when she died
|
as Miss Mabel Douglas |
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Fritz Alberti
He was 50, 76 years old when he died
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as Konsul Harper - Tulls Vater |
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Colette Brettel
She was 25, 70 years old when she died
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as Margit Harper - seine Tochter |
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Rudolf Lettinger
He was 62, 72 years old when he died
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as Jakob Meeling |
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Carl Walther Meyer
He was 29, 50 years old when he died
|
as Claus Meeling, sein Sohn |
King of the Centre Forwards Crew
