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Der Wixxer (2004)

Der Wixxer poster
Directed by
Tobias Baumann
Genre
comedy film, parody film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 234 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two policemen with ridiculous names try to stop a gangster who wants to take over London's crime world. This is a parody that makes fun of old German crime films.

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What happens

Der Wixxer (English: The Trixxer; a reference to German "Wichser", wanker) is a 2004 German parody of comparable German crime films based on works by Edgar Wallace, especially the film Der Hexer (1964) – a German adaptation of The Ringer. The film was directed by Tobi Baumann and written by Oliver Kalkofe, Oliver Welke and Bastian Pastewka. It is about two policemen, Inspector Very Long (Pastewka) and Chief Inspector Even Longer (Kalkofe) who must find the Wixxer, a gangster who wants to take over London's crime world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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