Piratensender Powerplay(1982)
Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.
Movie: Piratensender Powerplay
Top 10 Billed Cast
Thommy
Mike
Einsatzleiter Pluderer
Irmgard Wachtel
Richter
Rundfunkintendant
Fräulein Pfiff
Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf
Dr. Eisenhauer
Internatsschülerin
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Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.
Release Date
1982-01-14
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5.403
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