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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 holidays to go there, Hans goes mad... On his journey to... See more »

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Hannes Weber
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Sirpa Salonen
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Kommissar Franck
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Lothar
Antje Schmidt ...
Die Kleine vom Supermarkt
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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
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Karl-Heinz, Inari-Fan
Beatrix Albl ...
Frau im Trenchcoat
Didi Jünemann ...
Hein, Zugprüfer
Vibeke Andersen ...
Schwedische Polizistin
Friedrich Küppersbusch ...
Schröder, Fahrplanexperte
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Bettler in Helsinki
Miklos Königer ...
Eindringling im Schlafwagen
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Asko, Milchfahrer
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Inkeri, Baggerfahrerin
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Lako's Lover
Pertti Koivula ...
Inari Polizist
Marko Lakobrija ...
Wettkampfleiter
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Karen Higgens
Gisela Nohl ...
Wettkampfleiterin
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Gianfranco Camoglio
Pauli Pentti ...
At the Border Control
Alisa Aho
Petra Burchartz
Mario Espe
Helen Janssen-Gerwalin ...
(as Helen Gerwalin)
Brigitte Grube
Matti Halonen
Juhani Heikkinen
Michael Lejsek
Liisa Nikula
Antti Pekari
Karin Piepenbring
Malte Pleger
Karl-Heinz Posthoff
Peter Rosenbröjer
Ritva Savela
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Ahti Similä
Niina Tanskanen
Paula Voutilainen
Dagmar Tinschmann ...
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Jun Schäffer ...
(beim Wettbewerb)
Chuys Saggtu-Sackey ...
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Günter Lichtefeld ...
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Friedel Lichtefeld ...
(beim Wettbewerb)
Gustav Sdorra ...
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Fritz Piepenbring ...
(beim Wettbewerb)
Claes Olsson ...
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Tobias Rothe ...
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Frieder Weber ...
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Timo Toivonen ...
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Donata Franke ...
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Directed by

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Peter Lichtefeld

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Peter Lichtefeld ... (idea)
 
Peter Lichtefeld ... (screenplay)
 
Luisa Roger ... (writer)

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Heike Hempel ... associate producer: WDR
Claes Olsson ... producer: Finland
Jörn Rettig ... executive producer
Ira von Gienanth ... co-producer

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Christian Steyer

Cinematography by

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Frank Griebe

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Bernd Euscher

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Caroline Brüning ... assistant editor
Jan Kondziella ... assistant editor
Anna Weber ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Anke Osterloh

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Beatrix Albl

Makeup Department

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Helen Janssen-Gerwalin ... makeup artist (as Helen Gerwalin)

Production Management

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Georg Kuch ... production manager
Yan Schoenefeld ... production manager (as Jan Schönefeld)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Thomas Piepenbring ... assistant director

Art Department

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Stephanie Ernst ... assistant art director
Claudia Kiefer ... set designer
Sirkka Rautiainen ... assistant art director
Katja Richter ... assistant set designer: Cologne
Markus Tengler ... set construction assistant

Sound Department

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Axel Arft ... sound
Richard Borowski ... sound mixer
Sascha Heiny ... re-recording mixer
Juuso Hirvikangas ... assistant sound
Frank Kruse ... additional voice recordings

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jan Hartmann ... assistant camera
Kai Meyer-Ricks ... key grip
Harri Naarajärvi ... grip: Finland
Georg Nonnenmacher ... gaffer
Ville Penttilä ... lighting: Finland
Bernd Spauke ... still photographer

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Auli Turtiainen-Kinnunen ... wardrobe assistant: Finland

Script and Continuity Department

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Katja Mitchell-Schwarz ... script supervisor (as Katja Mitchell)

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Thomas Wilk ... title designer

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Plot Summary

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 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. Written by Sascha Tubbesing

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Also Known As
  • Junalinnut (Finland)
  • Tågfåglarna (Finland, Swedish title)
  • Train Birds (United States)
  • Trains'n'Roses (World-wide, English title)
  • Aller simple pour Inari (France)
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Runtime
  • 87 min
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Opening Weekend Germany DEM380,629, 24 Jul 1998

Did You Know?

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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. See more »
Movie Connections References North by Northwest (1959). See more »
Soundtracks Una festa sui prati See more »
Crazy Credits Pauli Pentti's screen credit is preceeded by the following: "and for the first (and probably last) time on the screen" See more »

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