Directed by:
Thomas JahnCinematography:
Gero SteffenComposer:
Christian NeanderCast:
Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink, Ralph Herforth, Hark Bohm, Jürgen Becker (more)Plots(1)
Two terminal patients leave their hospital beds for the open highway in this German road movie, a popular success in Germany. When cancer victim Rudi (Jan Josef Liefers) meets Martin (Til Schweiger), who has a brain tumor, they knock back tequila one night and decide to head north to experience life at the seashore, something Rudi has hoped to do his entire life. However, the car they've stolen belongs to two thieves and contains a million marks. Soon they're being pursued by both thugs and cops. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Til Schweiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/348/167348931_fd1cdf.jpg)
Til Schweiger
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Paradis Express (1997)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
![Jan Josef Liefers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472570_880eda.jpg)
Jan Josef Liefers
East Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
![Thierry van Werveke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/733/166733564_cf8a38.jpg)
Thierry van Werveke
Switzerland
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
La Rébellion (1993) (TV movie)
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)
![Moritz Bleibtreu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790957_jgs7rf.jpg)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
![Huub Stapel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483253_52f60b.jpg)
Huub Stapel
Netherlands
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Ferry (2021)
Amsterdamned (1988)
![Leonard Lansink](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/311/160311103_f86194.jpg)
Leonard Lansink
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) (TV movie)
Killer Condom (1996)
![Ralph Herforth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/313/160313051_e1eaf6.jpg)
Ralph Herforth
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Short Sharp Shock (1998)
The Zone of Interest (2023)
![Hark Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289356_65055c.jpg)
Hark Bohm
German Empire
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Underground (1995)
![Jürgen Becker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/476/163476717_2164fb.jpg)
Jürgen Becker
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
![Markus Knüfken](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/896/167896342_s5ah44.jpg)
Markus Knüfken
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
![Florian Fitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678577_f379bf.jpg)
Florian Fitz
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Barefoot (2005)
Equilibrium (2002)
![Tyron Ricketts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/369/160369999_5f65a2.jpg)
Tyron Ricketts
Austria
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Russendisko (2012)
Iceland Doctors (2018) (series)
![Hannes Jaenicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/422/159422181_c8e36d.jpg)
Hannes Jaenicke
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Bandits (1997)
![Christiane Paul](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790871_86fxzf.jpg)
Christiane Paul
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Paradis Express (1997)
The Wave (2008)
![Willi Thomczyk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/412/162412677_285277.jpg)
Willi Thomczyk
West Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Guys and Balls (2004)
Racin in the street (1991)
![Corinna Harfouch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790833_2d69eb.jpg)
Corinna Harfouch
East Germany
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Downfall (2004)
Berlin Calling (2008)
![Cornelia Froboess](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/599/159599601_2c236a.jpg)
Cornelia Froboess
German Empire
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Windstorm (2013)
Veronika Voss (1982)
![Rutger Hauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/860/162860715_f6e54d.png)
Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Paradis Express (1997)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
![Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/249/159249524_f120bd.jpg)
Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Tough Enough (2006)
All You Need is Love - Meine Schwiegertochter ist ein Mann (2009) (TV movie)
![Muriel Baumeister](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/419/159419284_47f8e7.jpg)
Muriel Baumeister
Austria
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)