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7.2/10   120 votes
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Director:
Adolf Winkelmann
Writer:
Benedikt Roeskau (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 November 2007 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A dramatization of the thalidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s. | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more

Cast

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Benjamin Sadler ... Paul Wegener
Katharina Wackernagel ... Vera Wegener
Hans Werner Meyer ... Horst Bauer (as Hans-Werner Meyer)
Caroline Peters ... Hanne Bauer
Matthias Brandt ... Dr. Henrik Spiess
Bernd Stegemann ... Helmut Passlak
Jürgen Schornagel ... Dr. Helsing
Peter Fitz ... Dr. Kessler
August Zirner ... Dr. Gerd Naumann
Sylvester Groth ... Feddersen
Dörte Lyssewski ... Ruth Häffgens
Ernst Stötzner ... Dr. Lange
Stephan Kampwirth ... Gregor Karges
Laura Tonke ... Franziska Steiner
Irene Rindje ... Sekretärin Frl. Carree
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Contergan - Der Prozess (Germany) (second part title)
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette (Germany) (first part title)
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Runtime:
Germany:180 min (2 episodes)
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany more
Company:
Zeitsprung Film + TV Produktions GmbH more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Grünenthal, the company developing Thalidomide or Contergan, obtained a temporary injunction, prohibiting the network ARD from broadcast the movie in 2006. On 5 September 2007, the German Federal Court finally allowed it to be shown. more

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