Die Senkrechtstarter
1989, German. Directed by Christian Rateuke.
In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back unpaid goods from customers by force. A girl who calls herself Egon is also forced to work for this evil person. In the process, she meets nice Mike, with whom she falls in love. Soon Mike and his friend, the aging playboy Löffler, are in a turbulent adventure to free Egon from the clutches of the bank villain.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 January 1989
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Christian Rateuke, Christoph Treutwein
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Die Senkrechtstarter runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Die Senkrechtstarter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 January 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Die Senkrechtstarter?
Die Senkrechtstarter (1989) was directed by Christian Rateuke and stars Mike Krüger, Christina Plate, Karl Dall.