A big-band heist score for Wolfgang Petersen, the director of Das Boot and Air Force One – recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Big Band, with Till Brönner, Germany’s leading jazz trumpeter, on solo trumpet.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Cinemas
More than a million admissions in Germany
Production
Hellinger/Doll Filmproduktion, Warner Bros.
Cast
Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bully Herbig, Jan Josef Liefers
Synopsis
Chris (Til Schweiger), a boxer, Max (Matthias Schweighöfer), an advertising man, and Peter (Jan Josef Liefers), an actor, have saved carefully for their retirement. Then a bank director fakes a fraud to get rid of his nervous account manager Tobias (Bully Herbig), and their savings are gone. With no legal way to get the money back, the three team up with Tobias to rob the bank.
Interview
“Recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Big Band and German jazz soloists including Till Brönner on trumpet.”