I saw this film in 1976...I lived in the North of Scotland,and TV was truly awful..I switched on this film which was in German with subtitles,the only reason was, I was learning German...what a delight..the humour is dark but comes fast and funny,no one I know has ever seen this film,and as a previous reviewer has said,it hasn't been shown again,on TV, but I was feeling down and I watched it because it was German, I laughed and laughed,the story is one of two hardly master criminals, who disable each other "doing a job" from there on the laughs come thick and fast .whoever said the Germans have no sense of humour has never seen this film. I hope it comes on TV again,and I pray its not a case of 'distance lending enchantment 'on my part.....I thought in 1976 it was brilliant,and I'd love to see it again.

Yes, like the other reviewers here I too saw this film as a kid when it was shown on one of those late night BBC2 (probably) foreign film seasons. As the film was made in 1976, this showing must have been 25-30 years ago now and as it has never - to my knowledge - been repeated in the UK, what does it tell you about how good the visual gags were that I can still remember some of them to this day.. Right from the start there is a race between the newly crippled crooks when they leave hospital - very little dialogue but none necessary: priceless, and very black. I always keep a lookout for one-offs and classics that have impressed me down the years and am so pleased to see this become available again - cant wait to see it.

I first saw this film on BBC2 some time ago and, as far as I know, it hasn't been repeated. I have always been amazed that it wasn't re-shown as it is such a great film and I have been looking for a VHS copy ever since then. While browsing Amazon.de I was delighted when I found a DVD version was available. Though I read no German, using Amazon.de is just the same as using Amazon.uk and there was no problem obtaining the (2/PAL) DVD. There are also copies available from the Amazon.de Marketplace.The film is in German only and, as a non-German speaker, I missed the spoken comedy but the plot is easy to follow and the visual comedy is international. Also, the locations are visually interesting and I found that I appreciated them more as I had only remembered the comedy!I don't really like current films (possibly an age thing) so seeing "Bomber & Paganini" after all this time was a real pleasure.

Saw it in in english translation more than 20 years ago on the BBC. Very sick humour, but a real laugh.If anyone knows how to get a copy (in English or German) get in contact as I will pay handsomely for it!