Gegen den Strom

Gegen den Strom

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Gegen den Strom

1997

1h 29m

7.0(1 votes)

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

After a policeman is shot dead, the Hanover CID receives an anonymous tip-off that the perpetrator is also a policeman. Detective Stefan Bregert is brought in as an undercover investigator and it looks as if some of his colleagues are hiding more than they are admitting...

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Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Ben Becker

Stefan Bregert

Ben Becker

Acting

Bibiana Beglau

Jenny Maßmann

Bibiana Beglau

Acting

Jürgen Schmidt

Walter Maßmann

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Ludger Burmann

Manfred Spitzner

Ludger Burmann

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Loni von Friedl

Angelika

Loni von Friedl

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Michael Ehnert

Harmut Görgens

Michael Ehnert

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Peter Heinrich Brix

Unger

Peter Heinrich Brix

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Rolf Nagel

Unknown Role

Rolf Nagel

Acting

Marina Krogull

Unknown Role

Marina Krogull

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Katrin Pollitt

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Katrin Pollitt

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Ernest Hausmann

Unknown Role

Ernest Hausmann

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Eberhard Herchenhahn

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Juri Hermann

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Rainer Luxem

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Jürgen Mai

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Klaus Pawöhner

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Brigitte Sanner

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