Side Effects (TV 2007)
"Contergan" (original title)

A dramatization of the thalidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s.

Director:

Adolf Winkelmann

Writer:

Benedikt Roeskau

Stars:

Benjamin Sadler, Katharina Wackernagel, Hans Werner Meyer

8 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A dramatization of the thalidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | thalidomide | one word title | pill | industrialist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 November 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Side Effects

Filming Locations:

Bonn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zeitsprung Film + TV Produktions GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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