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Train Birds

Original title: Zugvögel - ... einmal nach Inari
  • 19981998
  • 1h 27m
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7.3/10
1.2K
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Train Birds (1998)
ComedyRomanceCrime
Hannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holiday... Read allHannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad... On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police... Read allHannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad... On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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    • Peter Lichtefeld
    • Peter Lichtefeld(idea)
    • Luisa Roger
  • Stars
    • Joachim Król
    • Outi Mäenpää
    • Peter Lohmeyer
    • Peter Lichtefeld
    • Peter Lichtefeld(idea)
    • Luisa Roger
  • Stars
    • Joachim Król
    • Outi Mäenpää
    • Peter Lohmeyer
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    • 14Critic reviews
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    Joachim Król
    Joachim Król
    • Hannes Weber
    Outi Mäenpää
    Outi Mäenpää
    • Sirpa Salonen
    Peter Lohmeyer
    Peter Lohmeyer
    • Kommissar Franck
    Jochen Nickel
    Jochen Nickel
    • Lothar
    Antje Schmidt
    • Die Kleine vom Supermarkt
    Nina Petri
    Nina Petri
    • Frau Kößner, Sekretärin
    Charlie Hendricks
    • Kalle, Entlassener
    Johannes Herrschmann
    • Chef
    Dagmar Sachse
    • Schachspielerin
    Anna Posthoff
    • Kind im Zug
    Hilmi Sözer
    • Harry, Assistent
    Oliver Marlo
    • Lako, Schlafwagenschaffner
    Peter Franke
    Peter Franke
    • Karl-Heinz, Inari-Fan
    Beatrix Albl
    • Frau im Trenchcoat
    Didi Jünemann
    • Hein, Zugprüfer
    Vibeke Andersen
    • Schwedische Polizistin
    Friedrich Küppersbusch
    • Schröder, Fahrplanexperte
    Juuso Hirvikangas
    Juuso Hirvikangas
    • Bettler in Helsinki
      • Peter Lichtefeld
      • Peter Lichtefeld(idea) (screenplay)
      • Luisa Roger
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    • Goofs
      In Helsinki, Sirpa puts water on her husband's computer keyboard. It's a German keyboard with umlauts (ä,ö,ü) instead of a Finnish one.
    • Crazy credits
      Pauli Pentti's screen credit is preceeded by the following: "and for the first (and probably last) time on the screen"
    • Connections
      References North by Northwest (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Una festa sui prati
      Performed by Adriano Celentano

      Written by Luciano Beretta (as Beretta) / Miky Del Prete (as Del Prete) / Mogol / Adriano Celentano (as Celentano)

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    6/10
    Weird story embedded in realist setting
    I definitely enjoyed viewing this film at one of its first showings at Filmfest Hamburg back in 1998. I especially admire the almost documentary-like realism with which the long train trip from Germany to Kemijärvi, Finland is depicted (seems that the ferry company Silja line sponsored the film - after all, its ship gets a lot of footage). As to the story, it seemed rather weird to me despite the fact that my own attitude towards trains and timetables is not so far removed from that of the film's protagonist. And isn't it awkward that this "International contest of train timetable experts" takes place, of all, in Inari, which was never reached by any railway, forcing the participants to take a bus for the last stage of their journey?
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    • Gaub
    • Feb 17, 2001

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1998 (Germany)
      • Germany
      • Finland
      • German
      • Finnish
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bosko Biati Film
      • Kinoproduction
      • Prokino Filmproduktion
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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