Four Against the Bank

2016 1h 36m DE

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 187

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jan Josef Liefers
Peter
Til Schweiger
Chris
Matthias Schweighöfer
Max
Michael Herbig
Tobias
Antje Traue
Elisabeth Zollner
Alexandra Maria Lara
Freddie
Claudia Michelsen
Susanne Schumacher
Thomas Heinze
Heinrich Schumacher

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Tripper Clancy
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, shot by Daniel Gottschalk. 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 Enis Rotthoff. 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 Peter R. Adam 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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Jan Josef Liefers and Til Schweiger and Matthias Schweighöfer carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5173166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Wolfgang Petersen directs. Daniel Gottschalk behind the camera. Enis Rotthoff scores. Peter R. Adam cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, shot by Daniel Gottschalk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Enis Rotthoff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter R. Adam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jan Josef Liefers and Til Schweiger and Matthias Schweighöfer carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5173166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "bank robbery", "criminal mastermind", "scheming", "bank employee".