Vier gegen die Bank (2016)

Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writers:

Tripper Clancy (screenplay), Ralph Maloney (novel)

Stars:

Antje Traue, Til Schweiger, Alexandra Maria Lara

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Antje Traue	...	Elisabeth Zollner
Til Schweiger	...	Chris
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Freddie
Jana Pallaske	...	Heidi
Matthias Schweighöfer	...	Max
Claudia Michelsen	...	Susanne Schumacher
Michael Herbig	...	Tobias
Fahri Yardim	...	Obdachloser
Jan Josef Liefers	...	Peter
Sven Martinek	...	Twiggy
Jasmin Lord	...	Sexy Mädchen
Thomas Heinze	...	Schumacher
Leopold Hornung	...	Zollner's Assistance
Chris Theisinger	...	Bankangestellter
Fredderik Collins	...	Alex

Storyline

Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 December 2016 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Braquage à l'allemande

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$583,362 (Germany), 25 December 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hellinger / Doll Filmproduktion,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Warner Bros. Germany released the film in Germany on Christmas Day last year, generating EUR9.1 million ($9.5 million) and becoming the fourth-highest-grossing local release of 2016. It generated $11.1 million theatrically in all German-speaking markets together, including Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. [Variety 2017]

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Connections

Spoofs Die Hard (1988)

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Soundtracks

Uh I need you here
Written by Riad Abdel-Nabi / Wouter Verhulst / Marijn Slager
Performed by Van Sonic's

User Reviews

Creativity is overrated

It should be good -- director Wolfgang Petersen has already directed the same movie exactly 40 years ago! I'm looking forward to seeing the original from 1976. The story, at least, is as fresh as ever. Three Average Joes lose all their hard-earned savings when their bank needs to find a reason to fire nerdy accountant Tobias. Initially, the three band together to avenge themselves. Then they decide to get even, to steal from the rich (the bank) and give to the poor (themselves), with Tobias as their inside man. The joke here is that four hasbeens stumble into their new careers as criminal masterminds.

I'm usually not a big fan of German movie heavyweights Til Schweiger and Matthias Schweighöfer, in fact I hate the sights of them, but here they are actually quite good. Schweiger can carry off the role of an ageing palooka who is used by ageing trophy wives as their bit on the side, whereas I hate the unironical superman roles he usually plays in his own movies. But I particularly liked Jan Josef Liefers as the semi-successful actor (he once had a popular TV series going, but that was ages ago) and Michael Herbig as the rain-man-type accountant.

As far as I care, the movie industry can rehash old formulas as long as they like, as long as enjoyable movies come out of it.