The Crack Connection

1987 1h 42m DE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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The unscrupulous police commissioner Schimanski shakes down patrons of a techno dance club in the drug-drenched Ruhr district.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Götz George
Schimanski
Eberhard Feik
Thanner
Claudia Messner
Conny
Wolfram Berger
Hocks
Hannes Jaenicke
Melting
Ralf Richter
Sandrowski
Dieter Pfaff
Schäfer
Klaus Lage
Cook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hajo Gies
Writers: Martin Gies, Axel Götz
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Schimanski Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hajo Gies, shot by Axel Block. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hannes Nikel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Götz George and Eberhard Feik and Claudia Messner carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hajo Gies directs. Axel Block behind the camera. Hannes Nikel cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Schimanski Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hajo Gies, shot by Axel Block. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hannes Nikel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Götz George and Eberhard Feik and Claudia Messner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.