Europe around 1900: Georges Manolescu is an elegant, handsome, and self-assured con artist. He takes particular pride in being called the “King of Thieves.” Using a wide variety of tricks—sometimes as a marriage swindler, sometimes as an impostor or hotel thief—this charmer manages to swindle 35 million marks. Only the finest society and the most glamorous locations are good enough for Manolescu: Baden-Baden, Nice, Monte Carlo, and, of course, Paris. He shows up there in various disguises and relieves the rich and beautiful of their fortunes. Nothing and no one is safe from the nimble-fingered master thief.
Season 1
2 eps
Michael Heltau
young Manolescu

Hans Söhnker
old Manolescu

Günter Strack
Mr. Miller

Walter Richter
Graf Poliakoff

Hans Jürgen Diedrich
Gefängniswärter Wilhelm

Anaid Iplicjian
Yvonne

Maria Sebaldt
Ida

Diana Körner
Felicitas

Anita Lochner
Grace

Dieter Borsche
Verkäufer im Juweliergeschäft

Karl Lieffen
Untersuchungsrichter

Franz Schafheitlin
Gefängnisarzt

Rudolf Schündler
Juwelier

Xenia Pörtner
Lucille
Barbara Rath
Liliane