Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997 · 1h29 · Film

Directed by Thomas Jahn

Starring Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink, Ralph Herforth, Cornelia Froboess, Rutger Hauer, Christiane Paul

Ideal when you feel… Happy Exhausted Romantic

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

Original language

German

Screenplay

Thomas Jahn, Til Schweiger

Music

Franz Plasa, Andreas Kirnberger

Cinematography

Gero Steffen, Felix Schumann

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink, Ralph Herforth, Cornelia Froboess, Rutger Hauer, Christiane Paul, Hannes Jaenicke, Markus Knüfken

Updated July 22, 2026

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