Vier gegen die Bank (1976 film)
Vier gegen die Bank is a 1976 German crime comedy television film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was adapted from the novel The Nixon Recession Caper by Ralph Maloney[1] and was produced for the German television station ARD. In 2016 it was remade under the same title for theatrical release.
| Vier gegen die Bank | |
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| Based on | The Nixon Recession Caper by Ralph Maloney |
| Written by | Wolfgang Menge |
| Directed by | Wolfgang Petersen |
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| Music by | Klaus Doldinger |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Märthesheimer |
| Cinematography | Jörg-Michael Baldenius |
| Editor(s) | Hannes Nikel |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bavaria Film |
| Distributor | ARD |
| Release | |
| Original release | December 7, 1976 |
Plot
Hartmut Wredel, a respected lawyer, is left unemployed by the recession. At his golf club he discovers that three other members have not paid their membership dues for a while. The men, out-of-work actor Peter Pagodi, fashion designer Benedict Hoffmann, and garage owner Gustav Blümel, have also been hit hard by the recession. Wredel convinces them that a bank robbery is the solution to their problems. They successfully carry out the plan, and escape imprisonment because the police blame the robbery on a separate group of terrorists who were also planning to rob the same bank.
Cast
- Harald Leipnitz as Peter Pagodi
- Walter Kohut as Hartmut Wredel
- Günther Neutze as Gustav Blümel
- Herbert Bötticher as Benedict Hoffmann
- Ingrid van Bergen as Uschi Blümel
- Christine Schuberth as Gaby Pagodi
- Karin Eickelbaum as Angelika Hoffmann
- Gitty Djamal as Christa Wredel
- Otto Sander as Bankleiter
- Hans Schulze as Hauptkommissar Röse
- Uwe Dallmeier as Kommissar Ludendorf
- Karl-Heinz von Hassel as Gangster Manfred
- Hans Dieter Trayer as Kriminalassistent
- Joachim Regelien as Erster Komplize
- Wolf Richard as Zweiter Komplize
- Ulli Chivall as Dritter Komplize
- Helmut Alimonta as Kfz-Meister
- Leopold Gmeinwieser as Taxifahrer
- Horst Pasderski as Feinkosthändler
Production
The film was shot in and around Munich in July 1976.[2]
