Bang, Boom, Bang

1999 1h 50m DE

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 239

CrimeActionComedy

Synopsis

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Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oliver Korittke
Keek
Markus Knüfken
Andreas 'Andy' Fink
Ralf Richter
Karl-Heinz 'Kalle' Grabowski
Diether Krebs
Werner Kampmann
Martin Semmelrogge
'Schlucke'
Alexandra Neldel
Melanie
Heinrich Giskes
'Ratte'
Christian Kahrmann
Mark Kampmann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Thorwarth
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Unna Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Thorwarth, shot by Eckhard Jansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rainer Kühn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anja Pohl 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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Oliver Korittke and Markus Knüfken and Ralf Richter carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0135790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Thorwarth directs. Eckhard Jansen behind the camera. Rainer Kühn scores. Anja Pohl cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Unna Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Peter Thorwarth, shot by Eckhard Jansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rainer Kühn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anja Pohl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oliver Korittke and Markus Knüfken and Ralf Richter carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0135790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "prison", "pornography", "airport", "gambling".

The technical file

Cinematography: Eckhard Jansen
Original score: Rainer Kühn
Editing: Anja Pohl
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,888,030
Original language: DE
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: Bang, Boom, Bang (1999)

Part of

Unna Collection

The so-called Unna Trilogy (Unna-Trilogie) refers to three films by director Peter Thorwarth: Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding (1999), Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002), and Goldene Zeiten (2006). Thorwarth has stated that he did not originally plan the films as a trilogy under this title.