Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Two terminally‑ill friends hijack a vintage Mercedes for one last road trip to the sea, only to discover it’s loaded with a gangster’s loot and a deadly secret, sparking a high‑speed chase that forces them to outrun death itself.
Synopsis
Martin and Rudi are two young men diagnosed with terminal cancer who meet in a hospital room. Overcome by despair, they drink tequila and decide to take one final journey to the sea. Still in their pajamas and drunk, they steal the first luxurious car they come across—a 1960s Mercedes convertible. Unbeknownst to them, the car belongs to a group of gangsters, who quickly begin chasing them, as it contains more than just the pistol Martin discovers in the glove box.
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Edited by Alexander BernerShot by Gero SteffenScored by Franz PlasaDesigned by Monika Bauert
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1997 · Box office
Produced on a $3.5M budget
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$3.5M
Also known as
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Doorde
- Paradis expressfr
- Knockin' on Heaven's Doorit
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Abdul - der Araber
Huub Stapel
as Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink
as Kommissar Schneider
Til Schweiger
as Martin Brest
Jan Josef Liefers
as Rudi Wurlitzer
Ralph Herforth
as Assistent Keller
Thierry Van Werveke
as Henk - der Belgier
Cornelia Froboess
as Frau Brest - Martins Mutter
Rutger Hauer
as Curtiz
Willi Thomczyk
as Autoverkäufer
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