Knockin' on Heaven's Door
7.8
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
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Cast
28 people
Til Schweiger
Martin Brest
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
This Means War
Jan Josef Liefers
Rudi Wurlitzer
Known for
Four Against the Bank
Scene of the Crime
Thierry van Werveke
Henk
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1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Time of the Wolf
Moritz Bleibtreu
Abdul
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Experiment
Huub Stapel
Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Known for
Amsterdamned
The Lift
Leonard Lansink
Schneider
Known for
Killer Condom
Maybe... Maybe Not
Ralph Herforth
Waiter
Known for
Æon Flux
Speed Racer
Cornelia Froboess
Martin's Mother
Known for
Windstorm
Veronika Voss
Rutger Hauer
Curtiz
Known for
Blade Runner
Batman Begins
Christiane Paul
Boutique Saleslady
Known for
Hijack
Generation War
Hannes Jaenicke
Police Officer
Known for
World Without End
Rosa Luxemburg
Markus Knüfken
Police Officer
Known for
Bang, Boom, Bang
No More School
Thomas Jahn Director · Til Schweiger Writer Franz Plasa Composer
Budget $3.5M · First release February 20, 1997 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Production
Mr. Brown Entertainment
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
November 5, 1998 · Theatrical
April 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
France
October 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
October 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Russia
June 9, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-Release
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