Comedy ·Crime ·Action ·Drama · Germany · 1997 · 1h 29m

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Knockin' on Heaven's Door poster
Director
Thomas Jahn
Cast
Til Schweiger as Martin Brest Jan Josef Liefers as Rudi Wurlitzer Thierry van Werveke as Henk Moritz Bleibtreu as Abdul Huub Stapel as Frankie 'Boy' Beluga Leonard Lansink as Schneider
Crew
Gero Steffen — Director of Photography Felix Schumann — Director of Photography Alexander Berner — Editor Franz Plasa — Original Music Composer Andreas Kirnberger — Original Music Composer Thomas Jahn — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Knockin' on Heaven's Door — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dying and deathfriendshippolicecar racebrain tumoroceanmoney deliverybrothelhostage situationroad movieaftercreditsstingerbrothel madam
Key Collaborators
Thomas Jahn Director Gero Steffen Director of Photography Felix Schumann Director of Photography Alexander Berner Editor Franz Plasa Original Music Composer Andreas Kirnberger Original Music Composer Thomas Jahn Writer Til Schweiger Writer Til Schweiger Producer Tom Zickler Producer André Hennicke Producer Wolfgang Braun Producer
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