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Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten

1998-10-20 · 93 min · ★ 10.0

Thriller · TV Movie · Crime

A private detective is hired in the USA to locate the heiress to a fortune worth millions. When he discovers that she has died of a heroin overdose, he passes off an accomplice as the person he is looking for. But suddenly others also come forward to claim the inheritance.

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Directors
Peter Patzak
Production companies
Ziegler Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Christoph WaltzChristoph WaltzMoritz Fink
Nadja UhlNadja UhlHelen Braddy
Heikko DeutschmannHeikko DeutschmannDr. von Fabian
Rolf HoppeRolf HoppeRaimund Kaschke
Ulrich WildgruberUlrich WildgruberPaul
Maria PerschyMaria PerschyLucy
Wolfgang S. ZechmayerWolfgang S. ZechmayerDrug Dealer
Dieter LaserDieter Laser
Julia BremermannJulia Bremermann

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