Bloody Friday (1972)
Overview
Womanizing thug Klett is sprung from the courthouse by two accomplices, then sets about planning the big heist of a local bank, equipped with a cache of high-powered weapons he's acquired from an American army outpost. Together with his faithful protégé, who reluctantly on-boards his young girlfriend and her AWOL brother, the quartet bumble their way through the supposedly full-proof plan that aims to deliver them a cool million in cash and a new life in Australia. Predictably, things deteriorate quickly at every turn.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 2.137 |
Directed By
Rolf Olsen
Crew
Rolf Olsen
Rolf Olsen
Karl Spiehs
Franz Xaver Lederle
Francesco De Masi
TOP CAST
Raimund Harmstorf
Heinz Klett
Amadeus August
Christian Hofbauer
Gianni Macchia
Luigi Belloni
Christine Böhm
Heidi Hofbauer
Ernst H. Hilbich
Ernst Pylobar
Gila von Weitershausen
Marie Lotzmann
Daniela Giordano
Dagmar Neuss
Walter Buschhoff
Walter Lotzmann
Horst Naumann
Dr. Mayer-Lippe
Willy Schultes
Fast Food Operator
Rolf Olsen
Luigi's Boss
Renate Roland
Helga Radtke
Totò Mignone
Stevo
E.O. Fuhrmann
Attorney
Ursula Erber
Irmgard Zukunft
Werner Heyking
Dr. Eminger
Karin Glier
Nicky's Mother
Claudius Casagrande
Nicky
Imo Heite
American Soldier
Eduard Linkers
Dr. Gutwein
Alexander Miller
Policeman
Hasso Preiß
Bank Customer
Roman Skrobek
Accomplice
Olga von Togni
Heidi's Boss
Britt Walker
American Soldier
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