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Piratensender Powerplay
Genres
Comedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1982-01-14
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
5.221
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Thomas Gottschalk
Thommy
Mike Krüger
Mike
Rainer Basedow
Einsatzleiter Pluderer
Evelyn Hamann
Irmgard Wachtel
Willy Harlander
Richter
Ralf Wolter
Rundfunkintendant
Beate Hasenau
Fräulein Pfiff
Gunther Philipp
Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf
Jacques Herlin
Dr. Eisenhauer
Katja Flint
Internatsschülerin
Denise Biellmann
Susi
Wolf Goldan
Briefträger
Volker Prechtel
Bailiff
Gisela Krauss
Frau von Hase
Erich Tomek
Techniker
Bruno W. Pantel
Porter
Otto Retzer
Polizist
Hanns Meilhamer
Bankangestellter
Walter Kraus
Julia Kent
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