MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Piratensender Powerplay
Piratensender Powerplay

Piratensender Powerplay

Genres

Comedy

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

14 January 1982

Country

Germany

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Thommy

Mike Krüger

Mike Krüger

Mike

Rainer Basedow

Rainer Basedow

Einsatzleiter Pluderer

Evelyn Hamann

Evelyn Hamann

Irmgard Wachtel

Willy Harlander

Willy Harlander

Judge

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Rundfunkintendant

Beate Hasenau

Beate Hasenau

Lady Pfiff

Gunther Philipp

Gunther Philipp

Dr. Müller-Hammeldorf

Jacques Herlin

Jacques Herlin

Dr. Eisenhauer

Katja Flint

Katja Flint

Schoolgirl

Denise Biellmann

Denise Biellmann

Susi

Wolf Goldan

Wolf Goldan

Postman

Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Bailiff

Gisela Krauss

Gisela Krauss

Mrs. von Hase

Erich Tomek

Erich Tomek

Technician

Bruno W. Pantel

Bruno W. Pantel

Porter

Otto Retzer

Otto Retzer

Cop

Hanns Meilhamer

Hanns Meilhamer

Bank Employee

Walter Kraus

Walter Kraus

Julia Kent

Julia Kent

Similar Movies

7.3

Good Morning, Vietnam

December 1987 •English

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humour.

7.0

American Graffiti

August 1973 •English

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

7.1

Jacob the Liar

April 1975 •German

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.

6.1

Airheads

August 1994 •English

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.

6.3

A Prairie Home Companion

June 2006 •English

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

6.4

Talk of the Town

October 1995 •German

Comedy about a woman who hosts a radio talk-show who turns thirty and worries about not having a husband. With the help of her gay brother, she places an personal advert in the local paper and meets a charming dentist. Unfortunately, she finds out he is married, and her brother also falls for him.

5.7

Late Show

February 1999 •German

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

6.9

Grosse Pointe Blank

April 1997 •English

Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

6.6

The Happy Beginning

December 1954 •Greek

Three young musicians and three female singers strive for success, competing each other. But love gets in their way.

6.9

Strangler vs Strangler

June 1984 •

When it comes to crime, Belgrade is same as any other modern metropolis, except for having its own serial killers. That blank is filled when a flower salesman begins strangling women. A popular, but very disturbed rock star soon becomes telepathically connected with the killer.

5.6

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

August 1986 •English

With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks to avenge the brutal murder of his kin.

0.0

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

July 1979 •English

A suburban teen stars a pirate radio station in the back of his van and becomes a cult hero.

5.3

Shoplifters of the World

March 2021 •English

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

6.0

Radioland Murders

October 1994 •English

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

7.2

Elections Day

October 2007 •Russian

The employees of a radio station in Moscow are forced to organize the elections campaign for a future governor in one of Russia districts.

7.2

The Boat That Rocked

April 2009 •English

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

6.7

Sleepless in Seattle

June 1993 •English

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

7.0

Grave Decisions

August 2006 •German

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.

7.0

Grill Point

February 2002 •German

In the style of a documentary this tragic comedy tells the story of a relationship crisis between two married couples and their longing to break out of their miserable daily lives. In this East German post-wall movie Andreas Dresen introduces the sad everyday life of two couples from Frankfurt an der Oder in a honest and tolerable manner.

0.0

Scott Mills The Musical

August 2010 •English

Performed at the Pleasance 1 Theatre for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 11th August 2009.