Ein großes Ding

Ein großes Ding

1999 · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Crime

Crooks Hans Georg Pauler and Ulrich Raffcyk raid a savings bank branch in a Hamburg suburb at eight in the morning and take bank employees Anna Klages and Kirstin Bauer hostage. The police initially play for time; more and more people, including reporters, turn up. Pauler and Raffcyk very quickly realize that they can exert pressure on the police via the media and the public. Their demands, half a million marks and a fast getaway car, are met after Pauler is identified and his criminal record shows him to be an unscrupulous character. After fourteen hours, the bank robbers leave the bank unmolested with the extorted money and begin their getaway. Supplied with beer and stimulants, they head for Münster, where Raffcyk's brother lives - a journey with an uncertain outcome for the two hostages.

Directed by Bernd Schadewald · Written by Bernd Schadewald

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Richy Müller Hans-Georg Pauler
Jürgen Vogel Ulrich Raffcyk
Katja Flint Anna Klages
Torsten Buchsteiner Pressefotograf
Uwe Fellensiek Raffcyks Bruder
Ulrike Kriener Paulers Schwester
Walter Kreye Einsatzleiter Josef Karras
Joachim Millies Autovermieter
Stefan Kurt Jürgen Klages
Catrin Striebeck Edith Pauler
Oliver Stritzel Filialleiter Lengsfeld
Ulrich Wiggers SEK-Chef

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