''Der Springteufel'' is a 1974

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starring

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and

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, directed by Heinz Schirk. It is a remake of the British television play ''Yob and Nabob'' (1965, in the anthology series ''

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''), written by

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''. It is a psychological thriller about a

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who takes the man who gives him a lift hostage and plays mind games with him. It was released on

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in 2006.

Cast

– Driver *

– Hitchhiker * Hanna Seiffert * Klaus Dieter Söder * Manfred Böhm * Hans Weverinck * Hans Diener

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