Forty years ago, Wolfgang Petersen was a successful, 35-year-old TV director back in Germany, who had just made the heist film Vier gegen die Bank (Four Against the Bank), based on the novel The Nixon Recession Caper by Ralph Maloney. Petersen’s two Oscar nominations, for writing and directing his magnum opus, Das Boot, were still several years away, not to mention titles such as The Neverending Story; In the Line of Fire; the movie that launched the career of compatriot Diane Kruger, Troy; and two further films featuring boats in peril, the George Clooney vehicle The Perfect Storm and his last...
- 1/4/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran German director Wolfgang Petersen ("The Perfect Storm," "In The Line Of Fire," "Air Force One") is set to make his first film in Germany for three decades. The currently untitled co-production is purported to be a remake of Petersen's 1976 telemovie crime caper "Vier gegen die Bank".
An adaptation of Ralph Maloney's 1972 novel "The Nixon Recession Caper," the story follows four members of an exclusive country club who decide to rob a bank to solve their money problems. Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Michael 'Bully' Herbig and Jan Josef Liefers are expected to play the leads in the new film.
The project marks Petersen's first German Language film since 1981's cinematic classic "Das Boot," his first film in Germany since the Dennis Quaid-led 1985 sci-fi feature "Enemy Mine," and his first film in almost a decade following 2006's "Poseidon".
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An adaptation of Ralph Maloney's 1972 novel "The Nixon Recession Caper," the story follows four members of an exclusive country club who decide to rob a bank to solve their money problems. Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Michael 'Bully' Herbig and Jan Josef Liefers are expected to play the leads in the new film.
The project marks Petersen's first German Language film since 1981's cinematic classic "Das Boot," his first film in Germany since the Dennis Quaid-led 1985 sci-fi feature "Enemy Mine," and his first film in almost a decade following 2006's "Poseidon".
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- 10/29/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Wow, it's hard to believe that it's been nearly a decade since we've had a film from Wolfgang Petersen. The director, who was once Hollywood's go to blockbuster filmmaker, flopped hard in 2006 with "Poseidon," and hasn't been heard from since. But he's now gearing up to mount his first German language film since his breakout "Das Boot." Screen Daily reports that Petersen will helm a redo of the 1976 German TV movie "Vier gegen die Bank," which was based on Ralph Maloney’s 1972 novel "The Nixon Recession Caper." The story revolves around four men who decide to solve their financial woes by robbing a bank. Here's the book synopsis: Four men of substance, all living the glossy life of Connecticut exurbanites, suddenly find themselves jobless and moneyless. What to do? Since it's a bigger disgrace to be broke in this town than to be crooked, the obvious solution is to rob a bank.
- 10/29/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Veteran German director Wolfgang Petersen is set to make his first film in Germany for 30 years.
The as-yet-untitled co-production between Hellinger Doll Filmproduktion and Warner Bros. Pictures Germany is understood to be a remake of Petersen’s 1976 TV crime caper Vier gegen die Bank.
The TV film, made for the Ard network, was itself based on Ralph Maloney’s 1972 novel The Nixon Recession Caper about four members of an exclusive country club who decide to rob a bank to solve their money problems.
The new film is expected to star top German acting talent with Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Michael ‘Bully’ Herbig and Jan Josef Liefers playing the leads.
It would mark Petersen’s first film in the German language since the internationally feted Das Boot feature film and TV series from 1981.
The crime caper would also see the director make his first film in Germany since sci-fi Enemy Mine, which starred...
The as-yet-untitled co-production between Hellinger Doll Filmproduktion and Warner Bros. Pictures Germany is understood to be a remake of Petersen’s 1976 TV crime caper Vier gegen die Bank.
The TV film, made for the Ard network, was itself based on Ralph Maloney’s 1972 novel The Nixon Recession Caper about four members of an exclusive country club who decide to rob a bank to solve their money problems.
The new film is expected to star top German acting talent with Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Michael ‘Bully’ Herbig and Jan Josef Liefers playing the leads.
It would mark Petersen’s first film in the German language since the internationally feted Das Boot feature film and TV series from 1981.
The crime caper would also see the director make his first film in Germany since sci-fi Enemy Mine, which starred...
- 10/28/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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