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Sass

Deutschland 2000/2001 Spielfilm

Sass

They were two brothers. Loved by the people, hunted by the cops.
Berlin in the Golden Twenties. Social unrest and joblessness share the city with incredible wealth and decadence - it is a time when everything is possible! 

This is the world of the working-class brothers Franz and Erich Sass, who started out in life as poor but honest men and ended up becoming Berlin′s most notorious gangsters. After carrying out a series of robberies which leave the police wringing their hands in frustration, Franz and Erich Sass become Berlin′s most celebrated heroes. The newspapers report admiringly and the brothers are the talk of the town. As their fame grows, so does their fortune. Exhilarated by their success, the brothers plan a final, daring coup: Berlin′s richest and most highly-guarded bank, where the Nazis also have 15 million Reichsmarks campaign funds deposited. Although they get away with the loot, they are apprehended at the Danish border. As their trial proceeds, the suspense mounts. Could this really be the end for the daring duo? To everyone′s surprise, Franz and Erich are acquitted by the jury. But the Nazis won′t let anybody get away with stealing from them ...

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Carlo Rola

Screenplay

  • Uwe Wilhelm
  • Holger Karsten Schmidt

Director of photography

  • Martin Langer

Editing

  • Friederike von Normann

Music

  • Georg Kleinebreil

Cast

  • Ben Becker
    Franz Sass
  • Jürgen Vogel
    Erich Sass
  • Henry Hübchen
    Fabich
  • Frank Sieckel
    Feind
  • Karin Baal
    Mutter Sass
  • Julia Richter
    Gertrude
  • Otto Sander
    Vater Sass
  • Traugott Buhre
    Zörgiebel
  • Jeanette Hain
    Sonja Weiss
  • Miguel Herz-Kestranek
    Leon Weiss

Production company

  • Moovie - the art of entertainment GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Oliver Berben

Alle Credits

Director

  • Carlo Rola

Screenplay

  • Uwe Wilhelm
  • Holger Karsten Schmidt

Script editor

  • Andrea Kuhn

Director of photography

  • Martin Langer

Set design

  • Bettina Schmidt

Make-up artist

  • Jekaterina Oertel
  • Lena Lazzarotto

Costume design

  • Ulla Gothe

Editing

  • Friederike von Normann

Sound editor

  • Kai Schoormann
  • Gregor Arnold

Sound

  • Andreas Walther
  • Holger Rogge

Foley artist

  • Peter Sandmann

Music

  • Georg Kleinebreil

Cast

  • Ben Becker
    Franz Sass
  • Jürgen Vogel
    Erich Sass
  • Henry Hübchen
    Fabich
  • Frank Sieckel
    Feind
  • Karin Baal
    Mutter Sass
  • Julia Richter
    Gertrude
  • Otto Sander
    Vater Sass
  • Traugott Buhre
    Zörgiebel
  • Jeanette Hain
    Sonja Weiss
  • Miguel Herz-Kestranek
    Leon Weiss
  • Lutz Mackensy
    Müller-Stromeyer
  • Martin Feifel
    Adolf
  • Detlef Bothe
    Ede
  • Lars Rudolph
    Gamasche
  • Jockel Tschiersch
    Wachmann
  • Sophie Rosentreter
    Nana
  • Peter Roggisch
    Richter
  • Andreja Schneider
    Lotte
  • Dieter Okras
    Gerichtsvollzieher
  • Thomas Darchinger
    Grenzbeamter

Production company

  • Moovie - the art of entertainment GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Constantin Film Produktion GmbH (München)
  • Taurus Film Produktion GmbH (Ismaning)
  • Roxy Film GmbH & Co. KG (München)

in association with

  • Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH (Berlin)
  • Sat.1 GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Oliver Berben

Co-Producer

  • Andreas Richter

Executive producer

  • Bernd Eichinger
  • Martin Moszkowicz

Line producer

  • Jens Christian Susa

Unit production manager

  • Michal Pokorny

Original distributor

  • Constantin Film Verleih GmbH (München)

Funding

  • Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (Potsdam)
  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)
  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 27.09.2000 - 10.12.2000: Berlin, Duisburg, Köln, Prag, Venedig, Bayern
Duration:
3064 m, 112 min
Format:
Super 35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Digital
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 06.09.2001, 88564, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 27.09.2001

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Sass
  • Weiterer Titel Sass - Die Meisterdiebe
  • Weiterer Titel Gebrüder Sass

Versions

Original

Duration:
3064 m, 112 min
Format:
Super 35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Digital
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 06.09.2001, 88564, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 27.09.2001

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