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Flucht

1977-06-24 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 3.3

Crime · Drama · Thriller

On Wednesday night, violent criminal Karl Schanz escapes from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel prison. Disguised as a policeman, he manages to get to the apartment of young Christine, the wife of his best friend and former fellow inmate. Christine has no idea that Schanz has already stabbed a man to death during his escape. His goal: by taking the senior public prosecutor hostage, he wants to extort a million marks and a flight to South America...

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Directors
Thomas Fantl
Production companies
Studio Hamburg Atelierbetriebsgesellschaft mbH, ZDF
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Werner BruhnsWerner BruhnsHenner
Hannelore ElsnerHannelore ElsnerChristine
Herbert FleischmannHerbert FleischmannSchanz
Martin Piontek-LoosHinze
Hans HäckermannHans HäckermannPräsident

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