Im Auftrag des Vatikans

Name: Im Auftrag des Vatikans
Genre: Action
Released: 2006-03-16
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 4.4
Cast: Arnold Vosloo, Mathis Landwehr, Stephan Bieker, Ken Bones, Simon Dutton

IMDb ID: tt0436496 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 4.4 (544 votes)

Genres: Action

Lasko, a soldier-turned-monk, must use his combat skills again when terrorists threaten to unleash a deadly virus on a train full of Christian pilgrims.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Death Train
Hungary: Harcos szerzetesek
Germany: Lasko (Working Title)
Germany: Lasko - Die Faust Gottes (new title)
Spain: Lasko - El tren de la muerte (new title)
Italy: Lasko - Il treno della morte
France: Lasko : Le Train de la mort
Hungary: Sziklaöklû szerzetes (Alternative Title)
Greece: To treno tou thanatou (DVD Title)
Spain: Virus mortal (DVD Title)
Slovakia: Vlak smrti
Greece: Το τραίνο τού θανάτου
Bulgaria: Влакът на смъртта (Bulgarian)
Japan: 死亡特急 (Japanese)
Lasko - El tren de la muerteContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-03-16Runtime104 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews10Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdie hard scenario
exploding helicopterFilming LocationsCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyProduction CompaniesAction Concept Film- und StuntproduktionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436496/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0436496.jpgUpdated At2025-06-14T07:01:39

Directors

Diethard Küster

Writers

Dieter Tarnowski
Gunar Hochheiden

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Arnold Vosloo | Character: Lennart
Actor: Mathis Landwehr | Character: Lasko
Actor: Stephan Bieker | Character: Gladius
Actor: Ken Bones | Character: Saratoga
Actor: Simon Dutton | Character: Matthias
Actor: Michelle MacErlean | Character: Zandi
Actor: Steve Nicolson | Character: Leiter
Actor: Amerjit Deu | Character: Chander
Actor: Bettina Lamprecht | Character: Sandra
Actor: Joey Stetz | Character: Joey
Actor: Mario Irrek | Character: Jurek
Actor: Jef Bayonne | Character: Ben
Actor: Waldemar Kobus | Character: Blinder
Actor: Oliver Marlo | Character: Begleitung des Blinden
Actor: Annett Culp | Character: Officer Müller
Actor: Carlo Thränhardt | Character: Sanitäter
Actor: Wolfgang Müller | Character: Actor
Actor: Luca Zamperoni | Character: Sekretär im Vatikan
Actor: Thomas Gimbel | Character: Actor
Actor: Ernesto Lutter | Character: Bischof
Actor: Jörg Heinrich | Character: Actor
Actor: Jürgen Rißmann | Character: Autofahrer
Actor: Leander Wolf | Character: Actor
Actor: Norman Matt | Character: Lasko

[Directors Group]
Name: Diethard Küster | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Dieter Tarnowski | Role: Writer
Name: Gunar Hochheiden | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Axel Bär | Role: Producer
Name: Rolant Hergert | Role: Producer
Name: Hermann Joha | Role: Producer
Name: Wolfgang Wilke | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kay Skerra | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Anton Klima | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Daniela Beauvais | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Uwe Radicke | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Elena Wegner | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Vera Brenner | Role: Production Manager
Name: Maik Fickelscheer | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kay Niessen | Role: Production Manager
Name: André Sommerlatte | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Thomas Höret | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Torsten Künstler | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Stefan Richter | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Frank Schneider | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lena Stahl | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Michael Feuser | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ulf Herrmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christoph Hundt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Klinkenberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christian Lerch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Janne von Busse | Role: Sound Department
Name: Torsten Zumhof | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christian Heinemann | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Sven Kühn | Role: Special Effects
Name: Volker Lorig | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Anne Balthasar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Boris T. Duepré | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Joachim Grüninger | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Steffen Kaus | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Benjamin Krebs | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marius Kuberczyk | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Min Tesch | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mortimer Warlimont | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Erik Aderhold | Role: Stunts
Name: Thomas Heinz | Role: Stunts
Name: Thomas Katzmann | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Mueller | Role: Stunts
Name: Stefan Richter | Role: Stunts
Name: Fatih Turan | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Chris Bangma | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Dannehl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guido Engels | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Axel Fischer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Herpich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christina Hilden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Häuser | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Kitscha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Ludwig | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Klaus Peter Lübs | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Retzkowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Riedel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philipp Schöttner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frank Theisejans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Max Wiesenäcker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Axel Zschernitz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Carolyn McLeod | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anna Lam | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Anja Becker | Role: Location Management
Name: Maik Fickelscheer | Role: Location Management
Name: Mario Karl | Role: Location Management

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Claudia Adhikary | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Ulrike Bender | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Britta Butzmühlen | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Heike Manzke | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ricardo Briz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Torsten Paterok | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sven Schladweiler | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Bob Buchholz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Devis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stefan Diening | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Johann Frank | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Jaehnig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steffi Lehmkuhl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kathleen Renish | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birgit Theis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Markus Topf | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Holger Veh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ralf Wacker | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436496/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Spain: December 21, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Germany: March 16, 2006
China: March 30, 2006
United States: December 26, 2006 (DVD premiere)
France: January 3, 2007
Greece: July 9, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: October 13, 2010

Awards

Box Office