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Straight Shooter (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 88 mins · German
- Directed by
- Thomas Bohn
- Starring
- Ulrich Mühe, Dennis Hopper, Heino Ferch, Katja Flint, Jürgen Schornagel, Frank Röth
After his daughter succumbs to cancer, ex‑French Foreign Legionnaire Volker Bretz, known as “Straight Shooter,” begins a daily killing spree targeting the financiers, builders, operators and supporters of the Atar II nuclear plant, demanding its shutdown. His former drill sergeant, Frank Hector—now a nightclub and brothel owner—must intervene, only to discover Bretz’s vendetta may stem from a long‑ago incident.
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