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Battle of the Godfathers
Battle of the Godfathers

Battle of the Godfathers

When the godfathers meet... Look out!

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DramaActionThriller

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Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as godfather is in danger, though, as an ambitious Sicilian mafioso enters the fray. His goal is clear and simple: he wants to take over Hamburg. But Westermann isn't as easy to defeat as the Sicilian expects. And soon Hamburg is on the verge of a bloody mob war.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

30 November 1973

Country

Germany

Cast

Herbert Fleischmann

Herbert Fleischmann

Otto Westermann

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Luca Messina

Patrizia Gori

Patrizia Gori

Sylvia

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Erik

Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

Kate

Raf Baldassarre

Raf Baldassarre

Sergio

Ermelinda De Felice

Ermelinda De Felice

Luca's Mother

Sonja Jeannine

Sonja Jeannine

Tilly Mautz

Dan van Husen

Dan van Husen

O'Brian

Peter Lehmbrock

Peter Lehmbrock

Dutschke

Johanna König

Johanna König

Doctor

Dénes Törzs

Dénes Törzs

Guy

Uwe Carstens

Uwe Carstens

Gangster

Jürgen Roland

Jürgen Roland

Racetrack Announcer

Goffredo Unger

Goffredo Unger

Newspaper Buyer

Wolfgang Kuhlmann

Wolfgang Kuhlmann

Horst Hesslein

Horst Hesslein

Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann

Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann

Victor Oto

Victor Oto

Heinz Sonntag

Heinz Sonntag

Bruno Jorneleit

Bruno Jorneleit

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