Der Leibwächter

Mar 19, 1989

3h 27m

★ 6.0

Overview

Film is about the undercover assignment of a BKA officer as the bodyguard of a drug baron. His job is to gather information to put a stop to the cartel. But unfortunately everything goes wrong, "The Bodyguard" is exposed and eliminated in Turkey. He survives, returns and wants to complete his mission despite betrayal within his own ranks.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

UFA Fernsehproduktion

Technisonor

WDR

Der Leibwächter Trailers

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Cast

Bruno Lasky

Franz Xaver Kroetz

Serge Mazra

Raymond Pellegrin

Esther

Aurélie Tolédano

Dr. Kant

Hanns Zischler

Bitter

Stephan Bissmeier

Bloch

Heinz Hoenig

Clara

Petra Zieser

Heinrich Schafmeister

Andreas Schmidt

Jochen Kolenda

Engin Akcelik

Christian Doermer

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