''Hostile Takeover'' () is a 2001 German action thriller film directed by

Carl Schenkel Carl Schenkel (8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003), also known by the pseudonym Carlo Ombra, was a Swiss film director. His 1984 film ''Abwärts'' won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985. :de:Carl Schenkel Filmography * '' Graf Dracula ...

, starring

Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Kretschmann (; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in ''Stalingrad'' (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in '' The Pianist'' (2 ...

Désirée Nosbusch Désirée Nosbusch (born 14 January 1965) also known as Désirée Becker, is a Luxembourgish actress and television presenter. She was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. Early and personal life Nosbusch was born in Esch-sur-Alzette ...

and

Klaus Löwitsch Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series '' Peter Strohm''. He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, begin ...

. It was released on 1 February 2001.

Plot

Cast

as Robert Fernau *

as Laura Schumann *

as Willi Konrad * Martin Semmelrogge as Beckmann * Wolfgang Hübsch as Granitz * Florian Martens as Heisig *

Hans Peter Hallwachs Hans Peter Hallwachs (10 July 1938 – 16 December 2022) was a German actor. Hallwachs was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg on 10 July 1938. He died on 16 December 2022, at the age of 84. Selected filmography *''Degree of Murder'' (1967) *' (196 ...

as Kassel * Christina Loeb as Frau Kassel * Thure Riefenstein as Geissler * Nick Romm as Keil * Dirk Martens as Albrecht * Christian Baumann as Hagen * Martin Walch as Kumpel * Gilbert von Sohlern as Arzt

References

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* * 2001 films 2001 action films 2001 action thriller films 2000s German-language films German action films German action thriller films Films directed by Carl Schenkel Films scored by Harald Kloser Columbia Pictures films {{action-thriller-film-stub