A man in financial debt is asked by his little son if the photographer of the famous picture which shows the Hindenburg zeppelin going up in flames early this century has become rich by that. The father quickly concludes that he only has to take the right picture in order to be able to pay his debts. After contacting a underground explosives engineer he takes off to the Munich Olympic Tower with his camera...
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Cast
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Peter Zilles
Jupp
Also in
Das Nest
Kowalsky
Julia Kohlmann
Moni
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With Love from Winston
Sönke Wortmann
Oswald von Richthofen
Wolfgang Pregler
Wodritzki
Known for
Perfume
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Hans Schödel
Klaus-Dieter
Also in
The Name of the Rose
The Contract
Sokkyo Ahn
Japanese Man
Helmut Bückle
Sheriff
Michael Tregor
Man in Subway
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Julie Darling
La Palma
Josef Thuringer
Uhrumsteller
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Christian Bauschke
Assistant
Micki Paeschke
Molotow-Man (voice)
Sönke Wortmann Director · Felix Müller Composer Johannes Kirchlechner Cinematographer
First release October 22, 1986 · Produced in Germany · Production Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
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Yakuza-Film
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Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · October 22, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
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