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Straight Shooter

Straight Shooter

1999•1h 28m•4.5/10
DramaThriller

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4.5/10(12)

After his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favoured and now work the nuclear power plant Atar II to kill one of them each day until the plant is shut down. His former drill sergeant, Frank Hector, who now owns several night clubs and brothels, is the only one who might be able to stop the maniac killing specialist. Frank is flown in instantly, but soon has to find out that his former comrade's actions might be a result from an event long ago.

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Production

Senator Film, Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Frank Hector

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Volker Bretz

Katja Flint

Katja Flint

Regina Toelle

Hannelore Hoger

Hannelore Hoger

Lena Hoelldobler

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Markus Paufler

Jürgen Schornagel

Jürgen Schornagel

Andreas Berndt

Bernhard Bettermann

Bernhard Bettermann

Ingolf Pasternak

Maximilian Beckmann

Patrick Toelle

Bianca Brad

Frau Bretz

Georg Blumreiter

Georg Blumreiter

Bösken

Klaus Czizek

Jonathan Gettmann

Walter Gontermann

Walter Gontermann

Ohtz

Holger von Hartlieb

Assistent Wiegräfe

Stefan Hunstein

Stefan Hunstein

Tom Tom

Nicole Leòn

Sanna

Stefanie Ludwig

Journalistin

Georg von Manikowsky

Doorman

Necdet Mantar

Vogelsang

Olaf Mierau

Dr. Eversmann

Peter Patten

Guard

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