Superbug, the Wild One

Superbug, the Wild One

1973 · 92 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Action

Jimmy Bondi and his miracle yellow VW Beetle Dudu are asked by their boyfriend Aldo to support him at a car show in Liverpool. After the show it turns out that the organizer Ivan Leskovich made off with the proceeds. Dudu and his friends give chase. Leskovich's trail leads via London to Switzerland, but thanks to Jimmy's lack of navigational skills, the friends first end up in Portugal...

Directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber · Written by Rudolf Zehetgruber

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Rudolf Zehetgruber Jimmy Bondi
Sal Borgese Aldo Regozzani
Kathrin Oginski Jo Hegglin
Evelyne Kraft Jacqueline 'Jac' Hegglin
Walter Giller Ritchie
Franz Muxeneder Max
Walter Roderer Dr. Hugo Stützli
Ruth Jecklin Gloria Bingermeier
Carl Möhner Ivan Leskovich
Eric Falk Samson
Walter Nowak Hoteldirektor
Alexandra Nowak Self

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