Piratensender Powerplay
Seen it?1982 | 85 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, Germany's most listened-to radio station. The police and the operators of the Bavarian Broadcast Company try to stop their illegal broadcast.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sigi Rothemund
- Thomas GottschalkThommy
- Mike KrügerMike
- Rainer BasedowEinsatzleiter Pluderer
- Evelyn HamannIrmgard Wachtel
- Willy HarlanderRichter
- Ralf WolterRundfunkintendant
- Beate HasenauFräulein Pfiff
- Gunther PhilippDr. Müller-Hammeldorf
- Jacques HerlinDr. Eisenhauer
- Katja FlintInternatsschülerin