Der Leibwächter
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Film is about the undercover assignment of a BKA officer as the bodyguard of a drug baron. His job is to gather information to put a stop to the cartel. But unfortunately everything goes wrong, "The Bodyguard" is exposed and eliminated in Turkey. He survives, returns and wants to complete his mission despite betrayal within his own ranks.
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Franz Xaver Kroetz
Bruno Lasky
Also in
Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar
Kir Royal
Raymond Pellegrin
Serge Mazra
Known for
Le Deuxième Souffle
The Knock Out Cop
Matthias Seelig
Adolf Winkelmann
Also in
Polnischer Sommer
David Slama
Franz-Xaver Kroetz
Bruno Lasky
Werner Mietzner
Aurélie Tolédano
Esther
Also in
Yağmur Kaçakları
Norbert Sauer
Ursula Höf
Hanns Zischler
Dr. Kant
Known for
Munich
Black Island
Piet Klocke
Adolf Winkelmann Director · Matthias Seelig Writer David Slama Cinematographer
First release March 19, 1989 · Produced in Germany · Production Technisonor, WDR
Production
UFA Fernsehproduktion
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Technisonor
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WDR
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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UFA Fiction
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 19, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
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