

Der König von Köln
2019-12-11 · 88 min · ★ 8.1
A rather regular state official, who works at the building authority, becomes a puppet of a few super rich. They want to make quite a lot of profit from a planned large-scale building project. Quicker than anticipated, the father-to-be gets surprised by a couple of amenities and notices that life isn’t too bad in the sphere of these semi-legal affairs. Soon, however, he has a prosecuting attorney on his tails and has to decide himself for a side.
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- Directors
- Richard Huber
- Production companies
- ARD, WDR, Zeitsprung Pictures, Dreamtool Entertainment
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rainer BockJosef Asch
Joachim KrólLothar Stüssgen
Jörg HartmannThomas Middeldorf
Serkan KayaAndrea Di Carlo
Ernst StötznerAlfred von Hoppenheim
Judith EngelValerie Dickeschanz
Ulrich BrandhoffNikolaus von Hoppenheim
Eva MeckbachAlina Behrens
Katrin RöverSimone
Felix VörtlerVogeler
Jörn HentschelRösser
Doris Plenert
Jean-Luc Bubert
Guido Renner
Ralf Drexler
Jonas Baeck
Roland Silbernagl
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