Troublemaker

Jan 1, 1988

1h 38m

★ 5.0

Overview

With the American Dream set in their minds, two pathetic gangsters, one Luxembourgish, the other German, go through various trials and tribulation in the South of Luxembourg.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Visuals-Productions

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Cast

Jacques Guddebuer

Thierry van Werveke

Chuck Moreno

Ender Frings

Jenny Jakoby

Nicole Max

Konrad Wackernagel

Conrad Scheel

Erwin the Rat

Jochen Senf

Policewoman

Marie-Christine Faber

Spindner

Peter Anderson

Chief jailer

Fernand Mathes

Attendant service-station

Marc Olinger

Psychologist

Volker Wolff

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