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Knockin' on Heaven's Door(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-02-20
77%
579 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Overview:
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
Budget: $3,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Mr. Brown Entertainment
Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Top 10 Billed Cast
Til Schweiger
Martin Brest
Jan Josef Liefers
Rudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van Werveke
Henk
Moritz Bleibtreu
Abdul
Huub Stapel
Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink
Schneider
Ralph Herforth
Waiter
Cornelia Froboess
Martin's Mother
Rutger Hauer
Curtiz
Christiane Paul
Boutique Saleslady
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Overview
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
Release Date
1997-02-20
Average
7.683
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