Ein großes Ding

Drama

Crime

Crooks Hans Georg Pauler and Ulrich Raffcyk raid a savings bank branch in a Hamburg suburb at eight in the morning and take bank employees Anna Klages and Kirstin Bauer hostage. The police initially play for time; more and more people, including reporters, turn up. Pauler and Raffcyk very quickly realize that they can exert pressure on the police via the media and the public. Their demands, half a million marks and a fast getaway car, are met after Pauler is identified and his criminal record shows him to be an unscrupulous character. After fourteen hours, the bank robbers leave the bank unmolested with the extorted money and begin their getaway. Supplied with beer and stimulants, they head for Münster, where Raffcyk's brother lives - a journey with an uncertain outcome for the two hostages.

Production Companies

ARTE

Colon Filmproduktion

ZDF

Cast

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

Hans-Georg Pauler
Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Ulrich Raffcyk
Katja Flint

Katja Flint

Anna Klages
Torsten Buchsteiner

Torsten Buchsteiner

Pressefotograf
Uwe Fellensiek

Uwe Fellensiek

Raffcyks Bruder
Ulrike Kriener

Ulrike Kriener

Paulers Schwester
Walter Kreye

Walter Kreye

Einsatzleiter Josef Karras
Joachim Millies

Joachim Millies

Autovermieter
Stefan Kurt

Stefan Kurt

Jürgen Klages
Catrin Striebeck

Catrin Striebeck

Edith Pauler
Oliver Stritzel

Oliver Stritzel

Filialleiter Lengsfeld
Fiona Coors

Fiona Coors

Kirstin Bauer

Release date

19th Mar 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch