Who Drove the Grey Ford?

8.0 (3 votes)• 1950• 93m•Released

Storyline & Full Plot Breakdown

10x Extended

Minimized by default • Click to expand full plot & stills

Watch Full Movies At The Bottom ↓

"Who Drove the Grey Ford?" ("Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?") is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Otto Wernicke, marking his only directorial effort, and starring Wernicke as Kriminalkommissar Thieme alongside Ursula Herking, Hilde Sessak, and Wolfgang Neuss. The movie was filmed at numerous original locations in post-war Mannheim. It draws directly from a real-life 1949 post office robbery in Mannheim, exploring the social dislocations of the era through a documentary-style depiction of petty crime and moral dilemmas among young survivors of World War II. The plot centers on three young men scraping by through car stunts and minor cons in the uncertain landscape of Nachkriegsdeutschland, where one sensitive outsider, Peter "Penny," seeks to leave the life behind for love but is coerced into participating in a high-stakes robbery of a money transport. The heist unfolds according to plan, but Penny's well-intentioned yet careless action alerts the police...

Click to expand full storyline with movie images →

Production Details

Languages: German

Director: Otto Wernicke

Starring Cast: Otto Wernicke, Erich Scholz, Ruth Hambrock, Günther Erich Martsch, Wolfgang Neuss, Dieter Sommer

Cast

Otto Wernicke

Kriminalkommissar Thieme

Erich Scholz

Peter 'Penny'

Ruth Hambrock

Renate Münster

Günther Erich Martsch

Jonny Dempf

Wolfgang Neuss

Uwe Lauterbach „Chef"

Dieter Sommer

Franz Heiner

Til Kiwe

Polizeirat Proske

Ursula Herking

Hertha Sattler, Kriminalassistentin

Hilde Sessak

Kellnerin bei Edu Schröder

Marianne Gerzner

Rosl

Walter Vits-Mühlen

US-Kriminalkommissar Nelson

Walter Pott

Edu Schröder, Wirt

Abi von Hasse

Kriminalassistent Gillhausen

Georg Zimmermann

Hamerski, Oberpostschaffner

Audience Reviews & Breakdown

Read and share community scores for Who Drove the Grey Ford?

2 Reviews

Recommended Reviews

Similar titles recommended for fans of Who Drove the Grey Ford?

Killer Heat

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m

5.8 / 10

CrimeDramaRomance

An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

View Details

Fast Charlie

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m

6.2 / 10

ActionCrimeDrama

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

View Details

Inside Man

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m

6.1 / 10

CrimeThrillerDrama

Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

View Details

The Enforcer

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m

7.1 / 10

ActionCrimeDrama

A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.

View Details

The Unforgivable

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m

7.4 / 10

DramaCrime

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

View Details

Blue Story

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m

7.3 / 10

CrimeDramaRomance

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.

View Details