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Die Senkrechtstarter (1989)

In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back unpaid goods from customers by force. A girl who calls herself Egon is also forced to work for this evil person. In the process, she meets nice Mike, with whom she falls in love. Soon Mike and his friend, the aging playboy Löffler, are in a turbulent adventure to free Egon from the clutches of the bank villain.

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Top billed cast

Mike KrügerMike
Christina PlateEgon
Karl DallLöffler
Karl-Ulrich MevesGuard
András FricsayCodinsky
Ursula DiestelPresenter
Jockel TschierschDriver
Gundula PetrovskaMother
Harald EffenbergSecurity Guard
Eberhard PrüterSecurity Guard

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