| Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Luciano Salce |
| Produced by | Fausto Saraceni |
| Written by | Leonardo Benvenuti Augusto Caminito |
| Starring | Paolo Villaggio |
| Cinematography | Danilo Desideri |
| Editing by | Antonio Siciliano |
| Release date(s) | 1978 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania is a 1978 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio.
Despite the title the character played by Villaggio bears little resemblance from the one he played on Italian television shows under the same moniker. Instead of a sadistic/overbearing personality Kranz is here shown with a bumbling and meek demeanor more similar to that of the other 'loser' characters in Villaggio's repertoire (Fantozzi and Fracchia).
The story, recounting the traversies of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's favelas until getting involved in an improbable kidnapping/ransom plot, is paper-thin and little more than an excuse to show "exotic" locales.