Guardians (2012 film)

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Guardians
Schutzengel poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Til Schweiger
Written byTil Schweiger
Paul Maurice
Stephen Butchard
Produced byTil Schweiger
Paul Maurice
Thomas Zickler
Starring Til Schweiger
Luna Schweiger
Moritz Bleibtreu
CinematographyAdrian Cranage
Edited byConstantin von Seld
Music by Martin Todsharow
Production
companies
Barefoot Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)(Mazar-i-Sharif)
  • September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)(Berlin)
  • September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)(Germany)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Guardians (German title: Schutzengel) is a 2012 German action film directed and written by Til Schweiger. [1] It stars Til Schweiger, Luna Schweiger, and Moritz Bleibtreu.

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References

  1. Lübke, Steffen (19 October 2014). "Til Schweiger in "Schutzengel" [Free-TV-Premiere]". Showbiz (in German). Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2014.