Piratensender Powerplay

Jan 14, 1982

1h 25m

★ 5.2

Overview

Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Thommy

Thomas Gottschalk

Mike

Mike Krüger

Einsatzleiter Pluderer

Rainer Basedow

Irmgard Wachtel

Evelyn Hamann

Judge

Willy Harlander

Rundfunkintendant

Ralf Wolter

Lady Pfiff

Beate Hasenau

Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf

Gunther Philipp

Dr. Eisenhauer

Jacques Herlin

Schoolgirl

Katja Flint

Susi

Denise Biellmann

Postman

Wolf Goldan

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