Piratensender Powerplay (1982)
Overview
Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 3.279 |
Directed By
Sigi Rothemund
Crew
Karl Spiehs
Rolf Deppe
Claudia Wutz
Sigi Rothemund
Sigi Rothemund
Thomas Gottschalk
Mike Krüger
Beate Bach
Ilona Heitger
Marie Luise Lusewitz
Rolf Albrecht
Ursula Busse
Thomas Erhard
Erich Tomek
Otto Retzer
Erwin Mäkelburg
Bernd Klinkert
Klaus Haase
Michael Heiter
TOP CAST
Thomas Gottschalk
Thommy
Mike Krüger
Mike
Rainer Basedow
Einsatzleiter Pluderer
Evelyn Hamann
Irmgard Wachtel
Willy Harlander
Judge
Ralf Wolter
Rundfunkintendant
Beate Hasenau
Lady Pfiff
Gunther Philipp
Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf
Jacques Herlin
Dr. Eisenhauer
Katja Flint
Schoolgirl
Denise Biellmann
Susi
Wolf Goldan
Postman
Volker Prechtel
Bailiff
Gisela Krauss
Mrs. von Hase
Erich Tomek
Technician
Bruno W. Pantel
Porter
Otto Retzer
Cop
Hanns Meilhamer
Bank Employee
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