Private Schulz (1981)
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Private Schulz is a six-part 1981 television comedy-drama serial written by Jack Pulman and produced for BBC Two. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role, with Ian Richardson, Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray, and Mark Wingett. Set primarily in Germany, during and immediately following World War II, fraudster and petty criminal Gerhard Schulz is forced to serve in the SS. In a story based on the real, though unrealised, plot by the Germans known as Operation Bernhard, Schulz tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British £5 notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy.
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Michael ElphickGerhard Schulz
Ian RichardsonMajor Neuheim
Cyril ShapsSolly
Billie WhitelawBertha FreyerTerence SuffolkWilly Schumacher
Walter SparrowBeckerDavid SwiftProfessor Bodelschwingh
Ken CampbellKrauss
Mark WingettWalter Schmidt
Darlene JohnsonKittyTrevor T. SmithCaptain Ohm
Clive MerrisonRadio Announcer (voice)Movie DNA
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What is Private Schulz about?
Private Schulz is a six-part 1981 television comedy-drama serial written by Jack Pulman and produced for BBC Two. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role, with Ian Richardson, Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray, and Mark Wingett. Set primarily in Germany, during and immediately following World War II, fraudster and petty criminal Gerhard Schulz is forced to serve in the SS. In a story based on the real, though unrealised, plot by the Germans known as Operation Bernhard, Schulz tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British £5 notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy.
How long is Private Schulz?
Private Schulz has a runtime of 50 minutes.