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Der Pirat

Der Pirat

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Hamburg, end of the 1960s: occasional pothead Jan, also known as "the pirate", makes a career for himself in the local drug scene. He quickly becomes the "hash prince of Hamburg". But when he starts dealing heroin, he also draws his brother Ludwig into his dark business...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

06 February 1998

Country

Germany

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Jan

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

Meike

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Sabine

Sebastian Rudolph

Sebastian Rudolph

Ludwig

Anna Thalbach

Anna Thalbach

Elke

Peter Lohmeyer

Peter Lohmeyer

Cramberg

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