Starfighter
6.6
Germany in the "Swinging Sixties": the Bundeswehr is equipping itself with the ultra-modern "Starfighter" fighter jet. The air force pilots, including the daredevil Harry and his buddy Richie, are the stars of the armed forces. But the fascination with the fastest fighter jet in the world is offset by a dramatic series of accidents: Pilots crash to their deaths in the "Starfighter" one after the other. Officially, the disasters are attributed to human error. But Harry's wife Betti doesn't believe this - and after another serious accident, she takes up the fight against a seemingly overpowering alliance of politics, the military and business, supported by her friend Helga...
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Cast
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Picco von Groote
Betti Schäfer
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Steve Windolf
Harry Schäfer
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Frederick Lau
Richie Weichert
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Alice Dwyer
Helga Waldeck
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Paula Kalenberg
Evi Kranz
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Walter Sittler
Gordon Marks
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Peter Kremer
Kommodore Kieser
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Jan Messutat
Oberleutnant Rampel
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Christoph Schechinger
Werner Kranz
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Florian Panzner
Dieter Mertens
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Josephin Busch
Maria Euringer
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Judith Hoersch
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Miguel Alexandre Director
First release March 27, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Original title Starfighter - Sie wollten den Himmel erobern
Production
Zeitsprung Pictures
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Starfighter - Sie wollten den Himmel erobern
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 27, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 2, 2016 · Digital · VOD
February 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 29, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
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