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Banklady (2013)
Banklady tells the true story of Gisela Werler, a law-abiding factory worker from Hamburg, who falls in love with a thief and becomes a media darling as Germany’s first and most notorious female bank robber. Cunning, sexy, and exciting, Gisela and her beloved Hermann pull off one daring heist after another. Banklady follows this outlaw who captured Germany’s imagination, boldly defying gender expectations and living a decades-long Bonnie and Clyde romance.
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Banklady tells the true story of Gisela Werler, a law-abiding factory worker from Hamburg, who falls in love with a thief and becomes a media darling as Germany’s first and most notorious female bank robber. Cunning, sexy, and exciting, Gisela and her beloved Hermann pull off one daring heist after another. Banklady follows this outlaw who captured Germany’s imagination, boldly defying gender expectations and living a decades-long Bonnie and Clyde romance.
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Genre:Romance, Action, Crime, Drama, History
Written By:Chris Silber, Kai Hafemeister, Kai Hafemeister
In Theaters:10/17/2013
Box Office:
Runtime:118 minutes
Studio:Syrreal Entertainment, StudioCanal, NDR, ARD, ARD Degeto
Cast
Christian Alvart
Director
Ken Duken
Kommissar Fischer
Nadeshda Brennicke
Gisela Werler
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Assistent Kruse
Charly Hübner
Hermann Wittorff
Andreas Schmidt
Uwe
Heinz Hoenig
Kaminsky
Henny Reents
Fanny
Jürgen Schornagel
Hans Werler
Olaf Krätke
Tapetenfabrikant Clemens
Konstantin Graudus
Kassierer Schmidt
Klaus Zmorek
Bankchef
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