The Cat
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Two bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realize is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, anticipating every move.
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Cast
19 people
Götz George
Probek
Known for
Schtonk!
Treasure of Silver Lake
Gudrun Landgrebe
Jutta Ehser
Known for
Colonel Redl
Heinz Hoenig
Junghein
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Ralf Richter
Britz
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Sabine Kaack
Irma
Known for
Bang, Boom, Bang
Joachim Kemmer
Voss
Known for
Otto – The New Movie
Ulrich Gebauer
Ehser
Also in
Dr. Psycho
Der Lehrer
Iris Disse
Gudrun
Also in
Fog Chasers
Scene of the Crime
Erich Will
Feldhaus
Also in
Domino
Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold
Heinrich Schafmeister
Otten
Known for
The Harmonists
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
Uli Krohm
Kramer
Known for
Latte and the Magic Waterstone
Claus-Dieter Reents
Ruecker
Also in
The Woman Who Powders Herself
Marienhof
Dominik Graf Director · Uwe Erichsen Screenplay Christoph Fromm Writer
First release January 21, 1988 · Produced in Germany · Production ZDF
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Katze
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 21, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 5, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
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