5.7 Score

1997 • 1h 29min • Not Rated • Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

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.

IMDb 7.8

Director

Thomas Jahn

Composer

Franz Plasa

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Til Schweiger

Martin Brest

Jan Josef Liefers

Rudi Wurlitzer

Thierry van Werveke

Henk

Moritz Bleibtreu

Abdul

Huub Stapel

Frankie 'Boy' Beluga

Leonard Lansink

Schneider

Ralph Herforth

Waiter

Cornelia Froboess

Martin's Mother

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Thierry van Werveke Henk

Moritz Bleibtreu Abdul

Huub Stapel Frankie 'Boy' Beluga

Leonard Lansink Schneider

Ralph Herforth Waiter

Cornelia Froboess Martin's Mother

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Christiane Paul Boutique Saleslady

Hannes Jaenicke Police Officer

Markus Knüfken Police Officer

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