Email to Bill Gates
2007-12-04 · 90 min · ★ 7.0
Young German boy whose father tells him that Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates can solve anything. His father dies and the little boy makes a trip to Seattle with his grandfather to find Bill Gates.
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- Josh Broecker
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- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Katharina BöhmNika Berndssen
Jörg SchüttaufJohn Lindquist
Dominique ChioutBarbara
John KeoghLance Gardener
Richard SammelDr. Wolfgang Gardner
Buenaventura BraunsteinSabrina Hollburg
Jeff Burrell-
René IfrahMr. Brill
Errol Trotman-HarewoodRandy Preshaw
Chiem van HouweningeJohns Vater
Wolfgang S. Zechmayer-Aufdringlicher Gast in BarTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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