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Sass(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-09-27
52%
12 Votes
Time: 2h 7m
Overview:
Brothers Franz and Erich Sass grew up poor. Together with his brother Franz, Erich specializes in cracking safes. Erich spends the money with his hands full. In the meantime, the police have also become aware of the brothers. Pursued by Detective Fabich, they get deeper and deeper into criminal circles. A man called Adolf demands that the Sass brothers work for him. He blackmails them and has their father beaten to death. The brothers then agree to work together. However, Adolf plans to have them killed after the coup. The two brothers manage to escape; they are also able to flee from the police, who catch them while they are still breaking into the bank.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Sass
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Becker
Franz Sass
Jürgen Vogel
Erich Sass
Henry Hübchen
Kriminalsekretär Fabich
Frank Sieckel
Feind
Karin Baal
Mutter Sass
Otto Sander
Vater Sass
Traugott Buhre
Zörgiebel
Jeanette Hain
Sonja Bianco
Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Leon Weiss
Lutz Mackensy
Müller-Stromeyer
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Brothers Franz and Erich Sass grew up poor. Together with his brother Franz, Erich specializes in cracking safes. Erich spends the money with his hands full. In the meantime, the police have also become aware of the brothers. Pursued by Detective Fabich, they get deeper and deeper into criminal circles. A man called Adolf demands that the Sass brothers work for him. He blackmails them and has their father beaten to death. The brothers then agree to work together. However, Adolf plans to have them killed after the coup. The two brothers manage to escape; they are also able to flee from the police, who catch them while they are still breaking into the bank.
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2001-09-27
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5.208
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