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Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands

Genres

Drama

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A political drama about the assassination of a leading politician. When Hugo comes out of jail, the Communist party has embarrassingly swung in a new direction, namely Hoederer's line. Now Hugo must die.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 October 1999

Country

Germany

Cast

Henry Hübchen

Henry Hübchen

Hoederer

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

Hugo

Kathrin Angerer

Kathrin Angerer

Jessica

Sylvia Rieger

Sylvia Rieger

Olga

Sir Henry

Sir Henry

Louis

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Slick

Pavel Straka

Pavel Straka

Georges

Matthias Pees

Matthias Pees

Karsky

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