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Revenge of the Rats

Revenge of the Rats

Evil. Underground.

20015.01h 44m

Overview

A municipal worker's strike combined with Frankfurt's hottest summer in 150 years brings infected rats out onto the streets.

Directed by Jörg Lühdorff
Written by Catarina Raacke, Alexander M. Rümelin
Produced by Christian Becker
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Top Cast

Ralph Herforth

Ralph Herforth

Frank Dabrock

A

Anne Cathrin Buhtz

Katrin

Christian Kahrmann

Christian Kahrmann

Stuffz Hubert

Karin Neuhäuser

Karin Neuhäuser

Semmler-Heiduck

H

Helmut Lorin

Dinter

Christoph Hagen Dittmann

Christoph Hagen Dittmann

Bennat

Frank Röth

Frank Röth

Waldemar

Janek Rieke

Janek Rieke

Werner

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

Honza

S

Sabina Legnerová

Anna Elder

Themes & Keywords

lethal virusplaguerat

About Revenge of the Rats

Revenge of the Rats is a thriller, horror, tv movie film released in 2001 exploring themes of lethal virus, plague, rat. Directed by Jörg Lühdorff, it stars Ralph Herforth, Anne Cathrin Buhtz, Christian Kahrmann. A municipal worker's strike combined with Frankfurt's hottest summer in 150 years brings infected rats out onto the streets.

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