Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Moscow International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby TrueHD )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Thomas Jahn

Written By:
Thomas Jahn

Actors:
Til Schweiger ..... Martin Brest
Jan Josef Liefers ..... Rudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van Werveke ..... Henk - der Belgier
Moritz Bleibtreu ..... Abdul - der Araber
Huub Stapel ..... Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink ..... Kommissar Schneider
Ralph Herforth ..... Assistent Keller
Cornelia Froboess ..... Frau Brest - Martins Mutter
Rutger Hauer ..... Curtiz
Christiane Paul ..... Verkäuferin in der Boutique
Hannes Jaenicke ..... Motorradpolizist
Willi Thomczyk ..... Autoverkäufer
Vladimir Weigl ..... Harald Rohwitz
Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen ..... Schwester Labor A
Corinna Harfouch ..... Schwester Labor B

Synopsis:

Two terminal patients leave their hospital beds for the open highway in this German road movie, a popular success in Germany. When cancer victim Rudi (Jan Josef Liefers) meets Martin (Til Schweiger), who has a brain tumor, they knock back tequila one night and decide to head north to experience life at the seashore, something Rudi has hoped to do his entire life. However, the car they've stolen belongs to two thieves and contains a million marks. Soon they're being pursued by both thugs and cops. The film's soundtrack includes Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'. Shown at the 1997 London and AFI/Los Angeles film festivals.

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in Tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

European 'take' of the US road movie. Martin and Rudy meet in the terminal ward of a hospital. Initially they have little in common, but when Martin hears that Rudy has never seen the sea he persuades him to set off for the coast in a stolen car. Unfortunately the car belongs to some hired killers, and they find themselves pursued by gangsters and police alike.

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