Varma keikka

Original title: Die Katze

1988
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Crime Thriller

Two bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realise is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, ... Read allTwo bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realise is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, anticipating every move.Two bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realise is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, anticipating every move.

Director
- Dominik Graf
Writers
- Uwe Erichsen
- Christoph Fromm
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7.1/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations

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Götz George and Gudrun Landgrebe in Varma keikka (1988)

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Goofs
When the bank director arrives at the train station the announcement (Incoming train from Neuss to Duesseldorf) does not match the name of the station. Hochdahl Millrath is a on a different line (from Wuppertal).

Crazy credits
The opening credits end with: "für Lena".

Soundtracks
Bed Of Lies
Written by Tito Larriva and L. Stewart
Performed by Cruzados
From the album "After Dark" (1987)

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9/10

"When I think of all the good time that's been wasted ...

... having good times". And a good time you'll have when you see this brilliant thriller which features the Eric Burdon song very prominently. Along with "Dog Day Afternoon" this is my favourite bank heist movie, but "Die Katze" has the advantage of (dare I say it ?) better actors (especially Heinz Hönig and Ralf Richter are great), a more complex and clever plot and a tougher attitude.

The ending is one of the best in any movie: When Ehser cheerfully answers "Good." to the question "How are you?" it's the truth and the biggest lie at the same time. And then Eric Burdon starts to sing again...

Mr. Graf, I beg you, please don't waste your time on TV. "Die Katze" and "Die Sieger" are your best films and you just must return to the big screen. Please!

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