The amulet of death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The amulet of death |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Ralf Gregan , Günter Vaessen |
| script | Günter Vaessen |
| production | Televox (Munich), City-Film (Berlin) |
| music | Rolf Bauer |
| camera | Michael Ballhaus |
| cut | Christel Orthmann |
| occupation | |
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The Amulet of Death is a German crime film with Rutger Hauer , Vera Chekhova and Horst Frank in the leading roles.
action
The young Canadian Chris is an avid sports pilot and knows how to take off and land with his small single-engine machine even in the most difficult terrain. When one day he is hired by an obscure crook boss named Himmel to fly mysterious contraband goods over the national border to Sweden for 5,000 marks per flight, he accepts the offer, believing that this is easy money. But then Chris has the unfortunate idea of ripping off the gangsters. With around one million marks in a suitcase, he flees from Boss Himmel and his ice-cold killer Arthur and the henchman Stazi to the Hessian province, in the hope that he will not be found here. Here Chris, who was shot by his former clients, finds shelter in the weekend house of the young teacher Corinna, who takes him in and to whom he tells the whole story. Both get closer to each other quickly, but their happiness is short-lived, because soon Heaven's people, including Arthur, are standing in front of the door, taking Corinna hostage and kidnapping her in order to put Chris under pressure and get the money back. There was a fight and Himmel was stabbed to death. Finally Corinna and Chris flee in a small car, with the dead sky in the passenger seat and the two remaining gangsters on their necks ...
Production notes
The amulet of death was created in the autumn of 1974 and was launched on July 18, 1975. The amulet of the title is supposed to show the patron saint of smugglers.
The TV series stars Walter Richter ( Tatort Commissioner Trimmel) and Günther Stoll ( Derrick assistant Schröder) as hacked, ice-cold crooks appeared here for the last time in a movie.
criticism
"A gangster film that is insignificant behind its high standards."
Web links
- The amulet of death in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The amulet of death at filmportal.de