---
title: 'Before the Lightning Strikes (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Groschopp'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/before-the-lightning-strikes-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052622/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Before the Lightning Strikes (1959)

1959 · 96 min · Comedy · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Bevor der Blitz einschlägt

## Synopsis

Before the Lightning Strikes is an East German comedy film directed by Richard Groschopp. It was released in 1959.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Groschopp](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-groschopp)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Andrießen](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-andrie-en)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Hendrik Wehding](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-hendrik-wehding)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Klagemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-klagemann)
- **Editor:** [Helga Emmrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-emmrich)

## Cast

- [Peter Dommisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-dommisch)
- [Hannjo Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannjo-hasse)
- [Hannes Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-fischer)
- [Werner Dissel](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-dissel)
- [Horst Drinda](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-drinda)
- [Johannes Arpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-arpe)
- [Wolf von Beneckendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-von-beneckendorff)
- [Manfred Krug](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-krug)
- [Margret Homeyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/margret-homeyer)
- [Herwart Grosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/herwart-grosse)
- [Jochen Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jochen-thomas)
- [Erik Siegfried Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-siegfried-klein)
- [Traute Sense](https://cinepixo.com/people/traute-sense)
- [Christine Laszar](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-laszar)
- [Horst Kube](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-kube)

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