Sass

Sass

2001 · 127 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama

Brothers Franz and Erich Sass grew up poor. Together with his brother Franz, Erich specializes in cracking safes. Erich spends the money with his hands full. In the meantime, the police have also become aware of the brothers. Pursued by Detective Fabich, they get deeper and deeper into criminal circles. A man called Adolf demands that the Sass brothers work for him. He blackmails them and has their father beaten to death. The brothers then agree to work together. However, Adolf plans to have them killed after the coup. The two brothers manage to escape; they are also able to flee from the police, who catch them while they are still breaking into the bank.

Directed by Carlo Rola · Written by Holger Karsten Schmidt

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Ben Becker Franz Sass
Jürgen Vogel Erich Sass
Henry Hübchen Kriminalsekretär Fabich
Frank Sieckel Feind
Karin Baal Mutter Sass
Otto Sander Vater Sass
Traugott Buhre Zörgiebel
Jeanette Hain Sonja Bianco
Miguel Herz-Kestranek Leon Weiss
Lutz Mackensy Müller-Stromeyer
Robert Kreis Conférencier
Peter Roggisch Richter

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