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Piratensender Powerplay
Piratensender Powerplay

Piratensender Powerplay

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

14 January 1982

Country

Germany

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Thommy

Mike Krüger

Mike Krüger

Mike

Rainer Basedow

Rainer Basedow

Einsatzleiter Pluderer

Evelyn Hamann

Evelyn Hamann

Irmgard Wachtel

Willy Harlander

Willy Harlander

Judge

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Rundfunkintendant

Beate Hasenau

Beate Hasenau

Lady Pfiff

Gunther Philipp

Gunther Philipp

Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf

Jacques Herlin

Jacques Herlin

Dr. Eisenhauer

Katja Flint

Katja Flint

Schoolgirl

Denise Biellmann

Denise Biellmann

Susi

Wolf Goldan

Wolf Goldan

Postman

Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Bailiff

Gisela Krauss

Gisela Krauss

Mrs. von Hase

Erich Tomek

Erich Tomek

Technician

Bruno W. Pantel

Bruno W. Pantel

Porter

Otto Retzer

Otto Retzer

Cop

Hanns Meilhamer

Hanns Meilhamer

Bank Employee

Walter Kraus

Walter Kraus

Julia Kent

Julia Kent

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