Dicke Freunde
1995-11-08 · 89 min · ★ 8.0
Political satire about the billion-euro loan to the GDR in 1983, which was arranged by Franz-Josef Strauß and Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski to save a bankrupt bank.
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- Directors
- Horst Königstein
- Production companies
- NDR, WDR
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Horst KrauseAlexander Schalck-Golodkowski
Josef BierbichlerFranz-Josef Strauss
Hans BrennerJosef März
Rosel ZechMarianne Strauß
Hermann LauseHonecker
Gerhard GarbersHelmut Kohl
Hansi JochmannMrs. Mielke
Jürgen HoltzMielke
Uta SchornSigrid Schalck
Bernhard SchützJenninger
Traugott BuhreSchmidt-Goldstein
Hans-Dietrich GenscherSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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